Applications of halloysite nanotubes in food packaging for improving film performance and food preservation

Food packaging, particularly active packaging, plays an important role in maintaining food quality and safety. Incorporating antimicrobial agents into films usually enhances the antimicrobial activity, but easily provokes a burst release of antimicrobials and degrades film performance. Recent studies found that addition of reinforcement agents effectively improved mechanical strength and barrier properties of packaging films. Halloysite...