Polymers for Food Applications

Polymers for food applications - News.- Edible films.- The potential of vegetal and animal proteins to develop more sustainable food packaging.- Properties of micro- and nano-reinforced biopolymers for food applications.- Recent trends on nano-biocomposite polymers for food packaging.- Surface properties of biodegradable polymers for food packaging.- Transport phenomena in edible films.- Antimicrobial films and coatings incorporated with food preservatives of microbial origin.- Postharvest application of biopolymer-based edible coatings to improve the quality of fresh horticultural produce.- Edible foams stabilized by food-grade polymers.- Foams for food applications.- Biodegradable foams in the development of food packaging.- Composite foams made from edible and biodegradable polymers for food packaging applications.- Nano and microencapsulation using food grade polymers.- Food-grade biopolymers as efficient delivery systems for nutrients: An overview.- Current processing methods in the development of micro- and nanoencapsulation from edible polymers.- Biopolymers for the nano-microencapsulation of bioactive ingredients by electrohydrodynamic processing.- Food gel emulsions: structural characteristics and viscoelastic behavior.- Polymers for structure design of dairy foods.- Partially hydrolyzed guar gum: preparation & properties.- Development of hydrogels from edible polymers.- Food grade polymers for the gelation of edible oils envisioning food applications.- Current applications in food preservation based on marine biopolymers.- Functional carbohydrate polymers – Prebiotics.- Role of different polymers on the development of gluten-free baked goods.- 3D Food Printing – Perspectives.- Sensors based on conducting polymers for the analysis of food products.