Table 4.

Application of protein derived from dairy by-products to several industries.

	Food Packaging	Biomedical
Applicability	Development of biodegradable materials for application in food packaging: e.g., edibles films and coatings production	- Biomedical applications, medical and pharmaceutical area, - Tissue engineering
Technology	- Micro/ nanoencapsulation - Impregnation - Extrusion	- Nanofibers, - Hidrogels, - Nanoparticles, - Tissue engineering scaffolding, - Wound healing, - Drug delivery systems
Functions	- Enhance physical, functional and nutritional properties - Improve applications as vehicles for entrapment, protection and delivery	- Incorporation of antimicrobial agents and other bioactive molecules