title: Antimicrobial food equipment coatings: applications and challenges.
abstract: Emerging technologies in antimicrobial coatings can help improve the quality and safety of our food supply. The goal of this review is to survey the major classes of antimicrobial agents explored for use in coatings and to describe the principles behind coating processes. Technologies from a range of fields, including biomedical and textiles research, as well as current applications in food contact materials, are addressed, and the technical hurdles that must be overcome to enable commercial adaptation to food processing equipment are critically evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003; email: goddard@foodsci.umass.edu.
authors.forename: Luis J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Bastarrachea
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Denis-Rohr
authors.forename: Julie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Goddard
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005511:Food Handling; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: antimicrobial coatings; food contact materials; food processing equipment; food safety; surface modification