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Cold Plasma Technology: Applications in Improving Edible Films and Food Packaging Publisher



Sani IK1 ; Aminoleslami L2 ; Mirtalebi SS3 ; Sani MA4 ; Mansouri E5 ; Eghbaljoo H4 ; Jalil AT6 ; Thanoon RD7 ; Khodaei SM8 ; Mohammadi F9 ; Kazemzadeh B10
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  1. 1. Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Food Science and Technology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
  4. 4. Division of Food Safety and Hygiene, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Medical Laboratories Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Hilla, 51001, Iraq
  7. 7. Department of Medical Biochemical Analysis, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
  8. 8. Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  9. 9. Afagh Higher Education Institute, Urmia, Iran
  10. 10. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

Source: Food Packaging and Shelf Life Published:2023


Abstract

Applications of biopolymer/polymer-based packaging films have been typically limited on an industrial scale owing to their poor technological, and functional characteristics, as well as poor physical, thermal, barrier, mechanical, and structural properties. Therefore, various techniques such as UV radiation, ozonation, gamma ray, laser treatment, rebound responses, and plasma-based methods are utilized to modify biopolymers/polymers for the intended applications. Compared to other methods, cold plasma (CP), as a versatile emerging non-thermal technique for surface modification, has found prominence in modifying packaging films. CP is an ionized gas composed of neutral molecules, electrons, and positive and negative ions that can actively induce physical and chemical changes on the surface of the biopolymer/polymer. CP technology has been revealed which can improve the chemical, physicomechanical, structural, and functional properties of edible films including surface roughness, contact angle, stiffness/flexibility, thermal stability, barrier properties, antimicrobial activity and biodegradability in most cases. Additionally, due to CP's unique features such as applicability for heat-sensitive materials, great antimicrobial activity, and increase in shelf-life of foods, it has become an appealing and promising method for research in the food industry. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to investigate the influence of cold plasma technology in improving the quality and attributes of edible films and its application as an antimicrobial agent in food packaging. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd