Natural Active Ingredients for Poly (Lactic Acid)-Based Materials: State of the Art and Perspectives
Andrea Lombardi,
Andrea Fochetti,
Pamela Vignolini,
Margherita Campo,
Alessandra Durazzo,
Massimo Lucarini,
Debora Puglia,
Francesca Luzi,
Marco Papalini,
Monia Renzi,
Andrea Cavallo,
Roberta Bernini
Affiliations
Andrea Lombardi
Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Andrea Fochetti
Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Pamela Vignolini
Phytolab, Department of Statistics, Informatics, Applications “G. Parenti”, DiSIA, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Margherita Campo
Phytolab, Department of Statistics, Informatics, Applications “G. Parenti”, DiSIA, University of Florence, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Alessandra Durazzo
CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy
Massimo Lucarini
CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy
Debora Puglia
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Perugia, Strada di Pentima 4, 05100 Terni, Italy
Francesca Luzi
Department of Materials, Environmental Sciences and Urban Planning (SIMAU), Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Marco Papalini
BIORICERCHE S.R.L. Loc. Ferro di Cavallo, 58034 Castell’Azzara, Italy
Monia Renzi
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 10, 34127 Trieste, Italy
Andrea Cavallo
CERTEMA S.c.a.r.l., 58044 Cinigiano, Italy
Roberta Bernini
Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
This review describes the state of the art in the field of poly (lactic acid) (PLA)-based materials activated by natural compounds and extracts (active ingredients, AIs) from plant sources for food and biomedical applications. With a multidisciplinary approach, after a description of the synthesis and properties of PLA, special attention was paid to the chemical properties and unconventional extraction technologies of AIs used for PLA activation. Innovative techniques for the incorporation of AIs into PLA; characterization and the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the novel materials were discussed. In view of future perspectives, this study has evidenced that some aspects need to be further investigated from joint research between academia and industry, according to the green chemistry principles and circular economy strategy.
