Active and Intelligent Food Packaging for the Food Industry
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Packaging and Preservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioactive polysaccharides; structural modification; food analysis; food nutri-tion; food packaging
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Interests: food packaging; bioactive polysaccharides; polyphenols; structural modification; gut microbiota
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global food industry is facing a critical challenge: food waste, the increasing consumer demand for safe/high-quality food, and the urgent need for sustainable supply chains. In this regard, active and intelligent food packaging has emerged as a transformative force in the food industry. Different from traditional packaging which provides passive protection against external conditions, active and intelligent food packaging integrates functional com-ponents or smart systems to proactively regulate the food microenvironment, monitor product status in real time, and communicate critical information to producers, retailers, and consumers. For the food industry, such packaging delivers substantial benefits, improving the freshness and shelf-life of foods, and real-time monitoring the quality of foods.
This Special Issue aims to showcase the research and advancements in active and intelligent food packaging for the food Industry. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the design of active and intelligent packaging films, the characterization of active and intelligent packaging films, and the applications of active and intelligent packaging films. Both research and review articles on this topic are welcome.
Guest Editors
Prof. Dr. Jun Liu
Dr. Huimin Yong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- • Active packaging
- • Intelligent packaging
- • Food packaging
- • Film
- • Edible coating
- • Characterization
- • Structure
- • Physicochemical property
- • Functional property
- • Application
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