Promising strategies and new opportunities for high barrier polymer packaging films

• Published in: Progress in polymer science Vol. 144; p. 101722
• Main Authors: Huang, Hua-Dong, Ren, Peng-Gang, Zhong, Gan-Ji, Olah, Andrew, Li, Zhong-Ming, Baer, Eric, Zhu, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Gas barrier performance; Polymer blending; Polymer film; Polymer nanocomposites; Surface coating; Polymer blending; Polymer film; Surface coating; Polymer nanocomposites; Gas barrier performance

The past decades have witnessed the rapidly growing interest in polymer films as the most commonly used packaging material due to their lightweight, versatility, low cost, and ease of manufacturing. However, there is a noticeable mismatch between the demanding requirements of various oxygen- or humi...