Multifunctional Polymers for Food Packaging
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 1516
Special Issue Editors
Interests: edible films and coatings; biopolymers; agro-food by-products; food preservation; active and intelligent food packaging
Interests: nanostructures; biodegradable composite materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the growing consumer awareness toward environmental concerns and legal requirements has driven the quest for more sustainable packaging materials. In this context, the development of polymers that, in addition to their basic function, may have additional properties has become a very appealing study topic for both academia and industry.
Multifunctional polymers are often designed and tuned regarding their composition and structure to reach two or more complementary properties (e.g., antioxidant, antimicrobial, shape memory, and stimuli-responsive). From an industrial viewpoint, these polymers are advantageous because they allow reducing raw material requirements and the volume of waste generated.
On the other hand, food packaging has a crucial function in preserving the quality and safety of foods and extending their shelf life throughout the supply chain. Thus, the demand for active and intelligent food packaging with multifunctional properties (e.g., specific gas barrier, gas or moisture absorbents, UV protection, antioxidant activity, antimicrobial properties, or the ability to monitor and report product quality) has received growing attention in recent years.
In this Special Issue, we encourage the submission of original research manuscripts, short communications, or review articles within this scope. The topics include but are not limited to the following list:
- Synthesis and characterization of multifunctional polymers for food packaging;
- Strategies to the design of multifunctional food packaging;
- Active and intelligent packaging for food applications;
- Food coatings with multifunctional properties;
- Bio-inspired multifunctional packaging material.
Prof. Dr. Alex López-Córdoba
Prof. Dr. Silvia Goyanes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart polymers
- functionalized polymers
- polymer nanocomposites
- edible films and coatings
- advances in active and intelligent food packaging
- food preservation
