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:

Active packaging, smart packaging, intelligent packaging
Food preservation, waste reduction, detect food spoilage
Sustainability and recyclability
Material science
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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