Nano-Enhanced Biodegradable Polymers for Sustainable Food Packaging
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 1777
Special Issue Editor
Interests: chemical technology; nanostructures in food technology; polymers and biopolymers composites and nanocomposites; biopolymers hydrogels; bioactive nanostructures; nanomaterials; microemulsions; nanoemulsions; active packaging; control release; food processing and preservation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Today, nanotechnology and sustainability are concepts globally affecting research and technological advancement. In the field of food packaging, research on nanotechnology has led to the use of nanomaterials and nanoparticles being proposed, such as metal oxides, nanoclays, nano-zeolites, and carbon-based nanomaterials, as both polymer reinforcements and antioxidant/antibacterial agents. Further, increasing interest in sustainability has been the precursor to novel strategies in food packaging, including the following: replacing (i) synthetic chemical additives with natural antioxidant/antibacterial agents, such as natural extracts and essential oils derived by food byproducts, and (ii) of polymers derived from fossil fuels with biobased and biodegradable polymers, such as poly-lactide acid, chitosan, gelatin, starch, and cellulose. This Special Issue aims to showcase recent innovations in nano-enhanced biodegradable polymers for sustainable food packaging through high-quality research papers.
Dr. Aris Giannakas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food packaging
- biodegradable polymers
- bio-based polymers
- nanotechnology
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