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A comprehensive review of intelligent controlled release antimicrobial packaging in food preservation

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Intelligent responsive packaging provides informative feedback or control the release of active substances like antimicrobial agents in response to stimuli in food or the environment to ensure food safety. This paper provides an overview of two types of intelligent packaging, information-responsive and intelligent controlled-release, focusing on the recent research progress of intelligent controlled-release antimicrobial packaging with enzyme, pH, relative humidity, temperature, and light as triggering factors. It also summarizes the current status of application in different food categories, as well as the challenges and future prospects. Intelligent controlled-release technology aims to optimize the antimicrobial effect and ensure the quality of food products by synchronizing the release of active substances with food preservation needs through sensing stimuli, which is an innovative and challenging packaging technology. The paper seeks to provide a reference for the research and industrial development of responsive intelligent packaging and controlled-release packaging applications in food.

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This work is supported by Special Funds for Fundamental Scientific Research Funds of Central Universities (JUSRP21115); Independent Research Project Funding Project of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Food Manufacturing Equipment Technology (FMZ201902).

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    Tianmeng Hou, Feijie Wang & Liqiang Wang

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Hou, T., Ma, S., Wang, F. et al. A comprehensive review of intelligent controlled release antimicrobial packaging in food preservation. Food Sci Biotechnol 32, 1459–1478 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-023-01344-8

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