Fabrication and Application of Superhydrophobic Surfaces in the Packaging Industry and Food Supply Chain

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Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering Research Department, Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

Superhydrophobic surfaces have water repellent properties, and water droplets easily move down on such a tilted surface. Over the years, many researchers have been working on different fabrication methods and applications of these surfaces in diverse fields. The present review focuses mainly on the recent progress in different construction methods and applications of superhydrophobic surfaces in the packaging industry and food supply chain. Hence, this study investigates the essential extracted information from some articles published from 2004- 2021 by Scopus, Springer, Science Direct, Pub Med, Sage journals and the Journal of Packaging Science and Technology databases. Researchers have found various applications of this technology in the development of surfaces with antimicrobial, anti-sticking, anticorrosion, antifouling, anti-icing, antifogging, moisture resistant and migration phenomenon reduction properties, which play key roles along the supply chain (from the time they are manufactured until they reach the end user) especially in the packaging industry, fabricating containers and vehicles. Despite all the researches, more investigations are needed as this technology suffers from limitations such as high cost, poor durability and technical complexity

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Packaging Science and Art
Volume 13, Issue 52 - Serial Number 52
Serial number 52. winter 2022
February 2023
Pages 41-48

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  • Receive Date: 24 August 2022
  • Revise Date: 03 January 2023
  • Accept Date: 04 January 2023
  • Publish Date: 20 February 2023

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