Antimicrobial Polymer-Based Materials for Food Packaging Applications

• Other Authors: Díez-Pascual, Ana (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; coatings; Eucomis comosa extract; antibacterial; antimicrobial properties; antimicrobial; EVOH; essential oils; carvacrol; halloysite nanotubes; multilayered films; strawberry; nano-Ag packaging; storage; quality change; antibacterial activity; food packaging; orange oil; pectin film; bionanocomposites; polyhydroxybutyrate; bacterial cellulose; antimicrobial activity; thermal properties; packaging; morphology; Polylactic acid (PLA); TiO2 nanoparticles; polymer nanocomposites; antibacterial packaging; cinnamon extraction oil; algae; biodegradation; shelf-life; chitosan; composite films; cross-linking; physical properties; bacteriostasis properties; antiradical activity; hydroxypropylmethylcellulose; lignin; pathogenic microorganisms; organosolv; blackberry; arrowroot starch; gum arabic; freeze-drying; water solubility; water vapor permeability; anthocyanins; antioxidant capacity; powder; ZnAl hydroxide; hybrid; urea method; chitosan amount; poly(lactic acid); thymol; β-cyclodextrin; antifungal activity; metal oxide nanoparticles; vegetable oils; thermosetting polymers; antibacterial properties; nanocomposites; reactive oxygen species; n/a
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Antimicrobial packaging has recently attracted a great deal of interest from the food industry due to the boost in consumer demand for minimally-processed, preservative-free products. Antimicrobial polymeric packaging systems can be considered an emerging technology that could have an important impa...