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Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Edible Coatings

A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Coatings for Food Technology and System".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 9162

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Smarak Bandyopadhyay

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Guest Editor
Department of Food Safety and Quality, Nofima, NO-9291 Tromsø, Norway
Interests: edible thin films; functional food packaging; shelf life analysis; biocomposite development & characterization; biodegradation; toxicity assay
Dr. Igor Karlovits

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Guest Editor
Pulp and Paper Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: packaging operations; packaging; printing and converting; bio-based packaging; surface treatment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Food packaging marks an important land mark in the evolution of mankind. In human history, the desire to store food for future consumption prompted the development of various packing technologies. Food packaging is a type of technology that protects food against physical, chemical, and biological harm. Food packaging also contributes to the delay in food spoiling and the extension of the product's shelf life. In recent years, the box has become the product's face. It not only ensures that the product's supply chain runs well, but it also informs customers about the goods. Coupling with the intelligent packaging system, MAP, and edible coatings are of great interest worldwide. It is a proven fact that, when the fresh foods are coated with an edible coating and packed inside a modified atmosphere, the permeability of the packaging gets reduced, degradation of the foods becomes delayed, and food qualities (including aroma flavour texture) improves. Scientific contributions, which prevent food waste and contribute to carbon emission neto zero, are the future solutions of the food industry. Keeping the rapid research progress in this direction, we are pleased to invite you to publish to the Special Issue “Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Edible Coatings”. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following: active and intelligent packaging with modified atmosphere, bio-based, biodegradable, and edible coatings.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Smarak Bandyopadhyay
Dr. Igor Karlovits
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • minimally processed foods
  • modified atmosphere packaging
  • edible coatings
  • essential oil coatings
  • dip coating
  • spray coatings
  • dyeing coating
  • lipid, polysaccharide, protein and antimicrobial coatings
  • hurdle technologies

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Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Edible Coatings
by Smarak Bandyopadhyay and Igor Karlovits
Coatings 2022, 12(8), 1174; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12081174 - 13 Aug 2022
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Food loss is a global concern that not only has a deep economic impact, but also has social and environmental impacts [...] Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Edible Coatings)

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Lavender Essential Oil as Antibacterial Treatment for Packaging Paper
by Dimitrina Todorova, Nikolay Yavorov, Veska Lasheva, Stanka Damyanova and Iliana Kostova
Coatings 2023, 13(1), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010032 - 24 Dec 2022
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Based on many years of experience, packaging is considered as an inactive barrier that protects materials and goods from environmental factors. The applicability of native chemical additive such as essential oils in wrapping papers can be used in the forms of films, treatments, [...] Read more.
Based on many years of experience, packaging is considered as an inactive barrier that protects materials and goods from environmental factors. The applicability of native chemical additive such as essential oils in wrapping papers can be used in the forms of films, treatments, coatings or others. Essential oils or extracts from different aromatic plants are used as bioactive substances for antimicrobial activity. In this research, lavender essential oil treatment of packaging papers is examined for its inhibition activity under nine microorganisms—two Gram-positive bacteria, three Gram-negative bacteria, two yeast and two fungal strains. The effectiveness of the treatment on the structural and strength indicators of the obtained paper samples is monitored. In detail, a five-day examination is conducted on the antibacterial effectiveness of lavender essential oil treatment. Results indicate that the lavender treatment of the obtained packaging paper is successful and the antifungal effect is more pronounced. The antimicrobial efficiency of paper treated with lavender essential oil is between 60 and 90% in the first two hours after treatment and gradually decreases to 40%–50% at the end of the 120 h period. The lavender essential oil treatment of wrapping paper has a promising perspective for preserving products from microbial spoilage and extending their shelf life. Full article
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Mechanisms of Action and Preservation Effects of Packaging Systems for Mushrooms: Novel Approaches to Preserve Irish Edible Mushrooms
by Tigist Tadesse Shonte, Mehraj Fatema Mulla, Lorraine Foley and Shivani Pathania
Coatings 2024, 14(2), 172; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14020172 - 29 Jan 2024
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Mushrooms support the Irish economy, with a farm gate value of roughly EUR 130 million in 2022 and with 80%–85% of Irish production exported to the United Kingdom. In order to apply cutting edge technologies and offer creative solutions to increase the shelf [...] Read more.
Mushrooms support the Irish economy, with a farm gate value of roughly EUR 130 million in 2022 and with 80%–85% of Irish production exported to the United Kingdom. In order to apply cutting edge technologies and offer creative solutions to increase the shelf life of mushrooms, it is essential to understand the mechanisms of action and preservation effects of the current trends in edible mushroom packaging systems. This review summarises the mechanisms of action for nanopackaging, biodegradable packaging, edible coatings, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), and active packaging in terms of their enzyme activity, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, and rate of respiration along with the changes in texture, colour, nutritional value, and shelf life of mushrooms reflected in the preservation effects of these packaging systems. SWOT analysis highlights the strengths, weaknesses, and threats of these packaging systems and provides potential opportunities for trialing innovative packaging materials for fresh edible mushrooms in Ireland. Full article
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