Nanotechnology's Favorable Future in Food Packaging

Packaging Topic Brief:

  • Nanotechnology is not new, but is expected to play a role in the future of food packaging. 
  • Nanotechnology types and applications in food packaging. The technology deals with nano-systems and nanomaterials, the latter of which are classified into three categories — nanofibers, nanoparticles, and nanoplates. 
  • Nanoparticles can assist the barrier properties of food packaging by lengthening the torturous path of particles at the molecular level.
  • This content is related to food packaging including:​
  1. ​Active packaging, smart packaging, intelligent packaging
  2. Food preservation, waste reduction, detect food spoilage 
  3. Sustainability and recyclability
  4. Material science
  5. Technical specs like PET/foil laminate can be replaced with high-density polyethylene (HDPE)/linear-low-density PE coextrusion with silica nanofibers to maintain dead fold and barrier properties; sensing microbial or biochemical

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