Active and Intelligent Packaging for the Food Industry

Food Reviews International

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 146-187

  de Abreu, D A Pereira ^a   Cruz, J M ^b   Losada, P Paseiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

active packaging; bioactive; intelligent packaging; nanotechnology; time temperature indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858812495     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2011.595022     Document Type: Article

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