TY - JOUR T1 - Antimicrobial activities of chitosan/titanium dioxide composites as a biological nanolayer for food preservation: A review. AU - Mesgari,Mohammad, AU - Aalami,Amir Hossein, AU - Sahebkar,Amirhossein, Y1 - 2021/02/16/ PY - 2020/12/12/received PY - 2021/02/03/revised PY - 2021/02/13/accepted PY - 2021/2/20/pubmed PY - 2021/7/21/medline PY - 2021/2/19/entrez KW - Antimicrobial food packaging KW - Chitosan KW - Titanium dioxide nanoparticles SP - 530 EP - 539 JF - International journal of biological macromolecules JO - Int J Biol Macromol VL - 176 N2 - Packaging is an integral part of food industry that preserves the properties of food during storage. Food spoilage caused by foodborne microorganisms is a public health problem that imposes a significant burden on the healthcare systems. Moreover, packaging based on artificial and chemical materials such as plastic is destructive to the environment. Chitosan can be categorized as an active food packaging material because of its inherent antimicrobial properties and capacity to carry various active components. Combining chitosan and metallic nanoparticles can be used as a practical approach in antimicrobial packaging systems. This strategy has advantages of thermal stability, barrier properties, antioxidant and antimicrobial packaging. Titanium dioxide is one of these nanoparticles that plays a photocatalytic role by releasing reactive oxygen species, thereby leading to the destruction of microorganisms' cell wall and extension of food shelf life. This review elaborates on the antimicrobial applications of chitosan/titanium dioxide nanoparticles films in food packaging systems. SN - 1879-0003 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/33607131/Antimicrobial_activities_of_chitosan/titanium_dioxide_composites_as_a_biological_nanolayer_for_food_preservation:_A_review_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -