Advances in Polymer Materials and Food Science
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 March 2025) | Viewed by 2977
Special Issue Editors
Interests: active food packaging; polymers characterization; analytical chemistry; food chemistry; food authentication; food waste reduction; polyphenols; volatile composition; antioxidant activity; oxidative stability of foods; environmental analysis
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: active food packaging; polymers characterization; food waste reduction; polyphenols; inductively coupled plasma (both ICP-OES and ICP-MS); high-performance liquid chromatography; laser ablation; dispersive liquid–liquid extraction; food disinfection; fuel and process analysis; food and process analysis; environmental analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the last years, the implementation of new food preservation solutions has been essential in reducing global food waste. Food preservation technology improvements through the development of innovative food packaging materials that extend the shelf life of food constitute an alternative to traditional post-harvest practices, which are more aggressive, less sustainable, and have more risks to human health.
Consequently, research into innovative polymeric materials for food packaging applications is vital for improving the food industry.
This Special Issue on “Advances in Polymer Materials and Food Science” is focused on original research and current review articles related to new food packaging materials.
This Special Issue primarily covers the following topics:
- Nanocomposites;
- Multifunctional materials;
- Active packaging materials;
- Intelligent packaging materials;
- Biopolymers;
- Biobased materials;
- Biodegradable materials;
- Edible films and coatings.
Innovative and original research articles or reviews are welcome for inclusion in this Special Issue of Polymers.
Dr. Ana Beltrán Sanahuja
Prof. Dr. José Luis Todolí Torró
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- active packaging materials
- food packaging
- biodegradable materials
- biopolymers
- films for food packaging
- food preservation
- food science
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