Design and Practical Considerations for Active Polymeric Films in Food Packaging

Wing Fu Lai, Wing Tak Wong

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Abstract

Polymeric films for active food packaging have been playing an important role in food preservation due to favorable properties including high structural flexibility and high property tunability. Over the years, different polymeric active packaging films have been developed. Many of them have found real applications in food production. This article reviews, using a practical perspective, the principles of designing polymeric active packaging films. Different factors to be considered during materials selection and film generation are delineated. Practical considerations for the use of the generated polymeric films in active food packaging are also discussed. It is hoped that this article cannot only present a snapshot of latest advances in the design and optimization of polymeric active food packaging films, but insights into film development to achieve more effective active food packaging can be attained for future research.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6295
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume23
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jun 2022

Keywords

  • active agents
  • food packaging
  • food preservation
  • packaging films
  • polymers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Molecular Biology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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