Anthocyanin-Loaded Polymers as Promising Nature-Based, Responsive, and Bioactive Materials

Anthocyanin-Loaded Polymers as Promising Nature-Based, Responsive, and Bioactive Materials

Anthocyanins are a specific group of molecules found in nature that have recently received increasing attention due to their interesting biological and colorimetric properties that have been successfully applied in several fields such as food preservation and biomedicine. Consequently, reviews devot...

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Published in:Polymers Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 163
Main Authors: Rosales-Murillo, S S, Sánchez-Bodón, Julia, Hernández Olmos, S L, Ibarra-Vázquez, M F, Guerrero-Ramírez, L G, Pérez-Álvarez, L, Vilas-Vilela, J L
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01-01-2024
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Subjects:
Analysis
Anthocyanin
Anthocyanins
Bioavailability
Biocompatibility
Biological properties
Biomedical materials
Flavonoids
Food
food packaging
Fruits
healthcare
Hydrochloric acid
Literature reviews
Pigments
Polymers
Review
Solvents
Mexico
Spain
food packaging
polymers
anthocyanins
healthcare
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Summary:Anthocyanins are a specific group of molecules found in nature that have recently received increasing attention due to their interesting biological and colorimetric properties that have been successfully applied in several fields such as food preservation and biomedicine. Consequently, reviews devoted to a general overview of these flavonoids have proliferated in recent years. Meanwhile, the incorporation of anthocyanins into polymeric systems has become an interesting strategy to widen the applicability of these molecules and develop new smart and functional polymers in the above cited areas. However, anthocyanin-based polymers have been scarcely reviewed in the literature. Accordingly, this review aims to be a systematic summary of the most recent approaches for the incorporation of anthocyanins into macro-, micro-, or nanostructured polymers. Moreover, this work describes the fundamentals of the applicability of smart anthocyanin-based polymers and offers an updated review of their most interesting applications as sensors, biological regulators, and active materials.
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ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym16010163