Reis, C.A.; Gomes, A.; do Amaral Sobral, P.J. Films Based on Biopolymers Incorporated with Active Compounds Encapsulated in Emulsions: Properties and Potential Applications—A Review. Foods2023, 12, 3602.
Reis, C.A.; Gomes, A.; do Amaral Sobral, P.J. Films Based on Biopolymers Incorporated with Active Compounds Encapsulated in Emulsions: Properties and Potential Applications—A Review. Foods 2023, 12, 3602.
Reis, C.A.; Gomes, A.; do Amaral Sobral, P.J. Films Based on Biopolymers Incorporated with Active Compounds Encapsulated in Emulsions: Properties and Potential Applications—A Review. Foods2023, 12, 3602.
Reis, C.A.; Gomes, A.; do Amaral Sobral, P.J. Films Based on Biopolymers Incorporated with Active Compounds Encapsulated in Emulsions: Properties and Potential Applications—A Review. Foods 2023, 12, 3602.
Abstract
Rising consumer demand for more safety, healthy and fresh-like food has given new concepts for food packaging. Besides, the growing concern with environmental issues has increased the search for materials from non-petroleum sources and biodegradable ones. Thus, active films based on biopolymers loaded with natural active compounds have potential to be used as food packaging. However, there are a lot of lipophilic active compounds that are a problem to incorporate in hydrophilic matrices, such as polysaccharides and proteins. One way to overcome these challenges is adding these compounds encapsulated in O/W emulsions. The incorporation of emulsion in biopolymeric matrix has influence in the film properties, such as mechanical, barrier, optical, among other. In this way, this review aims to point out the main characteristics of the emulsions systems encapsulating active compounds and its influence in the film properties and to present and discus critically the recent advances in the area.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Polymers and Plastics
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