Highlights•Overview of cold plasma theory and equipment.•Applications of cold plasma for
food packaging.•Applications of cold plasma for modification of surface energy …

Food-borne microorganisms are one of the biggest concern in food industry. Food-borne
microorganisms such as Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Vibrio …

Dynamic mechanical analysis is commonly used to characterize thermoset polymers at
temperatures ranging from well below to well above their glass transition temperatures …

Thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer (TPEE) foams can be fabricated using supercritical
carbon dioxide (CO 2) as an environment-friendly blowing agent. In this study, we …

Long chain branched polypropylene (LCBPP) was prepared by melting graft reaction. The
molecular structure characteristics such as average molecular weight of long chain …

Vinyl ester resins (VERs) are high-performance unsaturated resins derived by the addition
reaction of various epoxide resins with α-β unsaturated carboxylic acids. These resins have …

Cold plasma (CP) is a novel non-thermal technology and has marked a new trend in both
the sectors of agriculture and food processing for their safety and quality. This review …

Nanocomposite membranes benefit from both flexibility and processability of polymers and
the thermal and mechanical stability of nanoparticles at the same time. This paper discusses …

The crystallization behaviors and mechanical properties of both linear isotactic
polypropylene (iPP) and long chain branching polypropylene (LCBPP) were investigated …

Simultaneously improving the mechanical properties and processability of polyamide-6
(PA6) by chain extension in melting extrusion is usually very difficult. To address this issue, a …