Polymers for Food Applications

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
 Polymers for Food Applications: News  (Tomy J. Gutiérrez)....Pages 1-4
 Edible Films  (María R. Ansorena, Mariana Pereda, Norma E. Marcovich)....Pages 5-24
 The Potential of Vegetal and Animal Proteins to Develop More Sustainable Food Packaging  (Tania Garrido, Jone Uranga, Pedro Guerrero, Koro de la Caba)....Pages 25-59
 Properties of Micro- and Nano-Reinforced Biopolymers for Food Applications  (Sofía Collazo-Bigliardi, Rodrigo Ortega-Toro, Amparo Chiralt)....Pages 61-99
 Recent Trends on Nano-biocomposite Polymers for Food Packaging  (Germán Ayala Valencia, Paulo José do Amaral Sobral)....Pages 101-130
 Surface Properties of Biodegradable Polymers for Food Packaging  (Z. A. Nur Hanani)....Pages 131-147
 Transport Phenomena in Edible Films  (Delia Rita Tapia-Blácido, Bianca Chieregato Maniglia, Milena Martelli Tosi)....Pages 149-192
 Antimicrobial Films and Coatings Incorporated with Food Preservatives of Microbial Origin  (Alex López-Córdoba)....Pages 193-209
 Postharvest Application of Biopolymer-Based Edible Coatings to Improve the Quality of Fresh Horticultural Produce  (Bahareh Saberi, John B. Golding)....Pages 211-250
 Edible Foams Stabilized by Food-Grade Polymers  (Ashok R. Patel)....Pages 251-269
 Foams for Food Applications  (A. L. Ellis, A. Lazidis)....Pages 271-327
 Biodegradable Foams in the Development of Food Packaging  (Suzana Mali)....Pages 329-345
 Composite Foams Made from Biodegradable Polymers for Food Packaging Applications  (Luis M. Araque, Vera A. Alvarez, Tomy J. Gutiérrez)....Pages 347-355
 Nano and Microencapsulation Using Food Grade Polymers  (S. K. Vimala Bharathi, J. A. Moses, C. Anandharamakrishnan)....Pages 357-400
 Food-Grade Biopolymers as Efficient Delivery Systems for Nutrients: An Overview  (Lekshmi R. G. Kumar, K. K. Anas, C. S. Tejpal, Suseela Mathew)....Pages 401-422
 Current Processing Methods in the Development of Micro- and Nanoencapsulation from Edible Polymers  (Teresita Arredondo-Ochoa, Carlos Regalado-González, Olga Martín-Belloso)....Pages 423-445
 Biopolymers for the Nano-microencapsulation of Bioactive Ingredients by Electrohydrodynamic Processing  (Pedro J. García-Moreno, Ana C. Mendes, Charlotte Jacobsen, Ioannis S. Chronakis)....Pages 447-479
 Food Gel Emulsions: Structural Characteristics and Viscoelastic Behavior  (Gabriel Lorenzo, Noemí Zaritzky, Alicia Califano)....Pages 481-507
 Polymers for Structure Design of Dairy Foods  (Haotian Zheng)....Pages 509-528
 Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum: Preparation and Properties  (Deepak Mudgil)....Pages 529-549
 Development of Hydrogels from Edible Polymers  (Akbar Ali, Shakeel Ahmed)....Pages 551-589
 Food Grade Polymers for the Gelation of Edible Oils Envisioning Food Applications  (A. J. Martins, L. M. Pastrana, A. A. Vicente, M. A. Cerqueira)....Pages 591-608
 Current Applications in Food Preservation Based on Marine Biopolymers  (Mohamed E. I. Badawy, Entsar I. Rabea)....Pages 609-650
 Functional Carbohydrate Polymers: Prebiotics  (Jun Yang, Yixiang Xu)....Pages 651-691
 Role of Different Polymers on the Development of Gluten-Free Baked Goods  (Manuel Gómez, Laura Román)....Pages 693-724
 3D Food Printing: Perspectives  (Jie Sun, Weibiao Zhou, Dejian Huang, Liangkun Yan)....Pages 725-755
 Sensors Based on Conducting Polymers for the Analysis of Food Products  (Constantin Apetrei, Mateus D. Maximino, Cibely S. Martin, Priscila Alessio)....Pages 757-792
Back Matter ....Pages 793-818