title: Influence of factors on release of antimicrobials from antimicrobial packaging materials.
abstract: Antimicrobial packaging materials (films or coatings) (APMs) have aroused great interest among the scientists or the experts specialized in material science, food science, packaging engineering, biology and chemistry. APMs have been used to package the food, such as dairy products, poultry, meat (e.g., beef), salmon muscle, pastry dough, fresh pasta, bakery products, fruits, vegetables and beverages. Some materials have been already commercialized. The ability of APMs to extend the shelf-life of the food depends on the release rate of the antimicrobials (AMs) from the materials to the food. The optimum rate is defined as target release rate (TRR). To achieve TRR, the influencing factors of the release rate should be considered. Herein we reviewed for the first time these factors and their influence on the release. These factors mainly include the AMs, food (or food simulant), packaging materials, the interactions among them, the temperature and environmental relative humidity (RH).
authors.affiliation: a Packaging Engineering Institute, Jinan University , Zhuhai , China.|b Key Laboratory of Product Packaging and Logistics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes , Jinan University , Zhuhai , China.|c Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Product Packaging and Logistics , Jinan University , Zhuhai , China.
authors.forename: Yu-Mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a Packaging Engineering Institute, Jinan University , Zhuhai , China.|b Key Laboratory of Product Packaging and Logistics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes , Jinan University , Zhuhai , China.|c Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Product Packaging and Logistics , Jinan University , Zhuhai , China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Wei
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3638-8663
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: d Department of Food Science and Engineering , Jinan University , Guangzhou , China.
authors.forename: Chang-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: e I3A, Department of Analytical Chemistry , University of Zaragoza , Campus Rio Ebro, Zaragoza , Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2685-5739
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nerín
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005516:Food Microbiology; D018857:Food Packaging; D005519:Food Preservation
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: Antimicrobial; antimicrobial packaging film; controlled release; diffusion; food