Selected Papers from MATBIM2019

Dear Colleagues,

The challenges that our society is facing, now more than before, impose strict cooperation between the academic world and the industrial sector. Oftentimes, these two different entities have walked separately in the complicated world of science, due to both cultural preconceptions and real divergences owing to different goals. Eventually, this was reflected in a delay of innovation of non-robust new materials and products. Merging fundamental science with applied concepts is necessary to solve problems, especially in a dynamic sector such as packaging.

The MATBIM 2019 meeting, running under the heading “…bridging the gap between Academia and Industry…”, will be the platform to bring together researchers from academia and industry to share new ideas and contribute the latest findings related to science and technology packing materials. The main goal is to boost the technological transfer from research labs to real applications that may have an impact on our everyday lives.

The MATBIM2019 conference will focus on three main themes that are currently hot areas in the field of food and bioproduct packaging materials: (i) mass transfer and food and bioproduct/material interactions, (ii) new trends toward environmentally friendly materials, and (iii) new materials through nanotechnology routes. Within these three main themes, several topics will be discussed during the conference, including transfer phenomena and toxicological/safety assessment, new materials from biomass and downgauging strategies, bottom–up/top–down approaches, and hybrid materials, just to mention a few. Sci will publish a selection of papers related to the meeting in the form of regular articles as well as critical reviews and perspectives. Your contribution is very welcome!
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Dr. Stefano Farris
Prof. Frédéric Debeaufort
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