Food Packaging and Preservation

Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books. Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

• 1. Basic and Applied Concepts of Edible Packaging for Foods2. New food packaging systems3. Active food packaging from botanical, animal, bacterial and synthetic sources4. Powerful solution to mitigate the temperature variation effect: development of novel super-insulating materials5. Report on edible films and coatings6. Antioxidant polymers for food packaging7. Polysarccharide Nanobased Packaging Materials for Food Application8. Bio-based nanocomposites for food packaging and their effect in food quality and safety 9. Biodegradable films: An alternative food packaging10. Recent Trends in active, smart and intelligent packaging for food products11. New materials for the aging of wines and beverages. Evaluation and comparison12. Natural antimicrobial agents for food biopreservation with future prospects13. Dairy whey protein-based edible films and coatings for food preservation14. Polymers for Modified Atmosphere Packaging Applications15. Using laccases for food preservation