Research Progress on the Modification of Chitosan Composite Film and Its Application in Meat Preservation

WANG Panqi; WEN Haitao; ZOU Jinhao; TANG Daobang; YANG Huaigu; CHENG Jingrong; WANG Xuping

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.13.017

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (13) : 151-159. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.13.017

Agro-products Preservation and Food Packaging

Research Progress on the Modification of Chitosan Composite Film and Its Application in Meat Preservation

WANG Panqi^1,2, WEN Haitao¹, ZOU Jinhao¹, TANG Daobang¹, YANG Huaigu¹, CHENG Jingrong¹, WANG Xuping^1,*

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The work aims to review the properties and film-forming methods of chitosan, the modification methods and applications of chitosan films in meat preservation, to provide guidance for the development of chitosan films with excellent degradability, mechanical strength and antibacterial properties. The commonly used film-forming methods (including casting, spraying, dip coating, layer-by-layer self-assembly, extrusion molding, etc.) and the modification compounds (such as polyphenols, proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, inorganic materials, and deep eutectic solvents) of chitosan films were summarized. The effect of different modification methods on the mechanical and barrier properties of chitosan films was compared. Simultaneously, the application of chitosan films in meat preservation was discussed, to expand their potential applications. The modification with protein, polyphenols, polysaccharides, lipids, inorganic materials and deep eutectic solvents significantly improved the mechanical strength, barrier properties, antioxidant activity and antibacterial properties of chitosan films. The chitosan films can reduce the deterioration of meat and meat products and extend their shelf life due to the excellent antioxidant and antibacterial properties. As a result, chitosan films have been widely applied in meat preservation.

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chitosan / modification / meat / preservation

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WANG Panqi, WEN Haitao, ZOU Jinhao, TANG Daobang, YANG Huaigu, CHENG Jingrong, WANG Xuping. Research Progress on the Modification of Chitosan Composite Film and Its Application in Meat Preservation[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2025, 46(13): 151-159 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.13.017

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