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