ReviewFood chemistry: X2025
Recent advances in chitosan-based active and intelligent packaging films incorporated with flavonoids.
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- Chitosan-Based Active Films Enriched with Thyme Essential Oil for Extending the Shelf Life of Refrigerated Chicken Meat.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Purified Lotus Leaf Flavonoids in Lysozyme-Chitosan Coatings: Effects on Coating Properties and Strawberry Preservation.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sustainable Active Packaging Based on Chitosan-Pomegranate Peel Biofilm Protects Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Through Polyphenol-Driven Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sustainable Nanotechnology Approaches for Rapid Food Contaminant Detection and Future Food Safety Systems.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Chitosan-Fucoidan Gel Formation for Food Packaging Film Development Incorporating Blackcurrant Anthocyanins for Monitoring Tuna Freshness.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Active food packaging based on chitosan-lignin with encapsulated argan oil for meat shelf-life extension.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Preparation of starch/PVA/Cu-NPs bio-nanocomposites in packing as preservation of UF soft cheese.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Chitosan-Based Active Packaging for Shrimp Preservation: Development, Functionalization, and Industrial Prospects.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Preparation of Chitosan Composite Film Loaded with Chlorogenic Acid-Chitosan Oligosaccharide Nanoparticles and Its Application in Preservation ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Recent Advances in the Development of Active and Intelligent Packaging Films Using Fruit Peel Powders.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Natural Control of Food-Borne Pathogens Using Chitosan.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- A Review of Chitosan-Based Electrospun Nanofibers for Food Packaging: From Fabrication to Function and Modeling Insights.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Innovative Biobased Active Composites of Cellulose Acetate Propionate with Tween 80 and Cinnamic Acid for Blueberry Preservation.Polymers · 2025Article
- The Preparation and Characterization of Antioxidant Films Based on Hazelnut Shell-Based Vegetable Carbon Black/Chitosan/Gelatin and the Application on Soybean Oils.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prospects for the Use of Amaranth Grain in the Production of Functional and Specialized Food Products.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Preparation of a Novel Perilla Essential Oil/Grape Seed Extract-Chitosan/Gelatin Composite Edible Gel Film and Its Application in the Preservation of Grass Carp.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Modification of biopharmaceutical parameters of flavonoids: a review.Frontiers in chemistry · 2025Review
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Abstract
Biopolymer-based films are promising packaging materials to maintain food quality, reduce food waste and ensure food safety. Chitosan, a biopolymer with excellent film-forming ability, can act as the carrier for plant-derived bioactive compounds. In the past decade, several studies have reported chitosan-based films incorporated with different classes of flavonoids, including flavones, flavanones, isoflavones, flavonols, flavanols and anthocyanidins. These films, based on their functionality, can be divided into chitosan/flavonoid active packaging films and chitosan/anthocyanin (the glycosylated anthocyanidin) intelligent packaging films. This paper presents a comprehensive review on active and intelligent packaging films prepared from chitosan and different classes of flavonoids, with special attention being paid to the preparation, physical and functional properties, stabilization, and application of the films. Factors affecting the physical and functional properties of the films are summarized. In addition, the challenges for the commercial production and application of the films in active and intelligent packaging fields are discussed.
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