Polymers for Food Applications

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

   PDF

2. Polymers for Food Applications: News

   • Tomy J. Gutiérrez

   Pages 1-4

3. Edible Films

   • María R. Ansorena, Mariana Pereda, Norma E. Marcovich

   Pages 5-24

4. The Potential of Vegetal and Animal Proteins to Develop More Sustainable Food Packaging

   • Tania Garrido, Jone Uranga, Pedro Guerrero, Koro de la Caba

   Pages 25-59

5. Properties of Micro- and Nano-Reinforced Biopolymers for Food Applications

   • Sofía Collazo-Bigliardi, Rodrigo Ortega-Toro, Amparo Chiralt

   Pages 61-99

6. Recent Trends on Nano-biocomposite Polymers for Food Packaging

   • Germán Ayala Valencia, Paulo José do Amaral Sobral

   Pages 101-130

7. Surface Properties of Biodegradable Polymers for Food Packaging

   • Z. A. Nur Hanani

   Pages 131-147

8. Transport Phenomena in Edible Films

   • Delia Rita Tapia-Blácido, Bianca Chieregato Maniglia, Milena Martelli Tosi

   Pages 149-192

9. Antimicrobial Films and Coatings Incorporated with Food Preservatives of Microbial Origin

   • Alex López-Córdoba

   Pages 193-209

10. Postharvest Application of Biopolymer-Based Edible Coatings to Improve the Quality of Fresh Horticultural Produce

    • Bahareh Saberi, John B. Golding

    Pages 211-250

11. Edible Foams Stabilized by Food-Grade Polymers

    • Ashok R. Patel

    Pages 251-269

12. Foams for Food Applications

    • A. L. Ellis, A. Lazidis

    Pages 271-327

13. Biodegradable Foams in the Development of Food Packaging

    • Suzana Mali

    Pages 329-345

14. Composite Foams Made from Biodegradable Polymers for Food Packaging Applications

    • Luis M. Araque, Vera A. Alvarez, Tomy J. Gutiérrez

    Pages 347-355

15. Nano and Microencapsulation Using Food Grade Polymers

    • S. K. Vimala Bharathi, J. A. Moses, C. Anandharamakrishnan

    Pages 357-400

16. Food-Grade Biopolymers as Efficient Delivery Systems for Nutrients: An Overview

    • Lekshmi R. G. Kumar, K. K. Anas, C. S. Tejpal, Suseela Mathew

    Pages 401-422

17. Current Processing Methods in the Development of Micro- and Nanoencapsulation from Edible Polymers

    • Teresita Arredondo-Ochoa, Carlos Regalado-González, Olga Martín-Belloso

    Pages 423-445

18. Biopolymers for the Nano-microencapsulation of Bioactive Ingredients by Electrohydrodynamic Processing

    • Pedro J. García-Moreno, Ana C. Mendes, Charlotte Jacobsen, Ioannis S. Chronakis

    Pages 447-479

19. Food Gel Emulsions: Structural Characteristics and Viscoelastic Behavior

    • Gabriel Lorenzo, Noemí Zaritzky, Alicia Califano

    Pages 481-507

20. Polymers for Structure Design of Dairy Foods

    • Haotian Zheng

    Pages 509-528

This book presents an exhaustive review on the use of polymers for food applications. Polymer-based systems for food applications such as: films, foams, nano- and micro-encapsulated, emulsions, hydrogels, prebiotics, 3D food printing, edible polymers for the development of foods for people with special feeding regimes, sensors, among others, have been analyzed in this work.

• Edible Films
• Emulsions
• Foams
• Hydrogels
• Nano-encapsulation
• Micro-encapsulation

• Thermoplastic Composite Materials (CoMP) Group, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Research in Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP) and National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Mar del Plata, Argentina

  Tomy J. Gutiérrez

Dr. Tomy J. Gutiérrez has a degree in chemistry (Geochemical option) from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) (December, 2007), a degree in education (Chemical mention) from the same university (UCV, July, 2008), has a specialization in International Negotiation of Hydrocarbons from the National Polytechnic Experimental University of the National Armed Force (UNEFA) - Venezuela (July, 2011). He also has a Master's and PhD degree in Food Science and Technology obtained in October, 2013 and April, 2015, respectively, both from the UCV. It has also PhD studies in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the UCV and postdoctoral studies at the Research Institute in Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA). Dr. Gutiérrez has been professor - researcher at the UCV both at the Institute of Food Science and Technology (ICTA) and the School of Pharmacy at the same university. It is currently an adjunct researcher in the INTEMA - National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina. Dr. Gutiérrez has at least 20 book chapters and 30 publications in international journals of high impact factor. Dr. Gutiérrez today is developing a line of research in nanostructured materials based on polymers (composite materials), which are obtained on a pilot scale to be transferred to the food, pharmaceutical and polymer industry. In addition, it is a collaborator of international projects between Argentina and France, Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia.

Policies and ethics