Encapsulation of Natural Bioactive Compounds by Electrospinning—Applications in Food Storage and Safety

Packaging is used to protect foods from environmental influences and microbial contamination to maintain the quality and safety of commercial food products, to avoid their spoilage and to extend their shelf life. In this respect, bioactive packaging is developing to additionally provides antibacteri...

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Autores principales: Bogdănel Silvestru Munteanu, Cornelia Vasile
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bca8df658ba94d84a85f531ae4b1585c2021-11-11T18:47:02ZEncapsulation of Natural Bioactive Compounds by Electrospinning—Applications in Food Storage and Safety10.3390/polym132137712073-4360https://doaj.org/article/bca8df658ba94d84a85f531ae4b1585c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/21/3771https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4360Packaging is used to protect foods from environmental influences and microbial contamination to maintain the quality and safety of commercial food products, to avoid their spoilage and to extend their shelf life. In this respect, bioactive packaging is developing to additionally provides antibacterial and antioxidant activity with the same goals i.e., extending the shelf life while ensuring safety of the food products. New solutions are designed using natural antimicrobial and antioxidant agents such as essential oils, some polysaccharides, natural inorganic nanoparticles (nanoclays, oxides, metals as silver) incorporated/encapsulated into appropriate carriers in order to be used in food packaging. Electrospinning/electrospraying are receiving attention as encapsulation methods due to their cost-effectiveness, versatility and scalability. The electrospun nanofibers and electro–sprayed nanoparticles can preserve the functionality and protect the encapsulated bioactive compounds (BC). In this review are summarized recent results regarding applications of nanostructured suitable materials containing essential oils for food safety.Bogdănel Silvestru MunteanuCornelia VasileMDPI AGarticleessential oilbioactive compoundselectrospinningencapsulationOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENPolymers, Vol 13, Iss 3771, p 3771 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic essential oil
bioactive compounds
electrospinning
encapsulation
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle essential oil
bioactive compounds
electrospinning
encapsulation
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Bogdănel Silvestru Munteanu
Cornelia Vasile
Encapsulation of Natural Bioactive Compounds by Electrospinning—Applications in Food Storage and Safety
description Packaging is used to protect foods from environmental influences and microbial contamination to maintain the quality and safety of commercial food products, to avoid their spoilage and to extend their shelf life. In this respect, bioactive packaging is developing to additionally provides antibacterial and antioxidant activity with the same goals i.e., extending the shelf life while ensuring safety of the food products. New solutions are designed using natural antimicrobial and antioxidant agents such as essential oils, some polysaccharides, natural inorganic nanoparticles (nanoclays, oxides, metals as silver) incorporated/encapsulated into appropriate carriers in order to be used in food packaging. Electrospinning/electrospraying are receiving attention as encapsulation methods due to their cost-effectiveness, versatility and scalability. The electrospun nanofibers and electro–sprayed nanoparticles can preserve the functionality and protect the encapsulated bioactive compounds (BC). In this review are summarized recent results regarding applications of nanostructured suitable materials containing essential oils for food safety.
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author Bogdănel Silvestru Munteanu
Cornelia Vasile
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Cornelia Vasile
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title Encapsulation of Natural Bioactive Compounds by Electrospinning—Applications in Food Storage and Safety
title_short Encapsulation of Natural Bioactive Compounds by Electrospinning—Applications in Food Storage and Safety
title_full Encapsulation of Natural Bioactive Compounds by Electrospinning—Applications in Food Storage and Safety
title_fullStr Encapsulation of Natural Bioactive Compounds by Electrospinning—Applications in Food Storage and Safety
title_full_unstemmed Encapsulation of Natural Bioactive Compounds by Electrospinning—Applications in Food Storage and Safety
title_sort encapsulation of natural bioactive compounds by electrospinning—applications in food storage and safety
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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