Polymers for Food Applications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gutiérrez, Tomy J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Food-Biotechnology.; Organic chemistry.; Food Science.; Organic Chemistry.

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 spec...

Table of Contents:

• 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.