Investigation of Biopolymers for Functional Food Packaging
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Packaging and Preservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 1550
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food technology; resistant starch; food packaging
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of the “Investigation of Biopolymers for Functional Food Packaging” invites original research, reviews, and short communications focusing on food packaging developments based on biopolymers and biomaterials, leading to improved physicochemical and functional properties for basic and advanced applications. This Special Issue aims to feature the latest, high-quality, cutting-edge research findings from various research groups dedicated to studying food packaging and its related materials and applications, which will shape the future research direction.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Natural biopolymers and biomaterials for food packaging development and characterization;
- Engineering of biopolymers and biomaterials for food packaging development and their characterization;
- Biomaterials from waste resources for packaging development or improvement;
- Applications of biomaterials in sustainable, edible, active, and intelligent packaging for food uses;
- Improvement of barrier and mechanical properties of food biopackaging;
- Degradation of food biopackaging in natural or nature-mimicking environments.
Prof. Dr. Vânia Zanella Pinto
Guest Editor
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