Innovation of Packaging Technologies for Improving Food Quality and Extending Shelf Life
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Packaging and Preservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biodiversity of microorganisms; antimicrobial agents; biofilm; biodegradation; biopolymers; new application of microorganisms in polymers; gene expression
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Interests: microbiological enzymes and their application potential; fungicides and bactericides in plant protection; biocides embedded in polymers; use of microorganisms in plant protection; microorganisms in various industries
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Interests: biodegradation; biodiversity; extreme environments; microbial ecology; microbiome networks; NGS sequencing; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the food industry in its broadest sense, including packaging, it is important to detect microbial pathogens that are harmful to human health and life, but it is also important to understand how to eliminate them. In recent years, there has been an increasing trend in the use of biocidal substances, both bactericidal and fungicidal, of various origins. They can be natural substances or synthetic reagents or preservatives. Introducing them into packaging materials in various ways protects the goods from premature spoilage, and at the end of their usage life, they do not pose a major burden to the environment due to their planned and bioaugmentationally targeted biological degradation. This Special Issue is extremely important for the protection of food, the consumer, and the environment and the prevention of food waste.
Dr. Agnieszka Richert
Prof. Dr. Maria Swiontek-Brzezinska
Dr. Agnieszka Kalwasińska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biocidal assay
- biocidal substances
- packing materials
- biodegradation
- food industry
- extending shelf life
- aging of materials
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