Antimicrobial activities of starch-based biopolymers and biocomposites incorporated with plant essential oils: a review

• Main Authors: Razali, Mohamad Omar Syafiq, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri, Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas, Asmawi, Nazrin Nurarief Mardi, Faisal Khan, Sherwani Shah, Abdan, Khalina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87701/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87701/; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/10/2403

Recently, many scientists and polymer engineers have been working on eco-friendly materials for starch-based food packaging purposes, which are based on biopolymers, due to the health and environmental issues caused by the non-biodegradable food packaging. However, to maintain food freshness and qua...