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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Evaluating the Chemical Resistance and Performance of Thermochromic Polymers for Food Packaging.

Colette Breheny, Declan Mary Colbert, Gilberto Bezerra, Joseph Geever, Luke M Geever

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Colette BrehenyPolymer, Recycling, Industrial, Sustainability and Manufacturing (PRISM) Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, University Road, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-6967-1086
Declan Mary ColbertPolymer, Recycling, Industrial, Sustainability and Manufacturing (PRISM) Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, University Road, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-7643-5583
Gilberto BezerraPolymer, Recycling, Industrial, Sustainability and Manufacturing (PRISM) Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, University Road, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-7434-3223
Joseph GeeverPolymer, Recycling, Industrial, Sustainability and Manufacturing (PRISM) Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, University Road, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-3429-752X
Luke M GeeverPolymer, Recycling, Industrial, Sustainability and Manufacturing (PRISM) Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, University Road, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of thermochromic pigments in food packaging offers several advantages, including improved food safety, waste reduction, and temperature change monitoring. However, little is known about how chemically resilient these materials are, especially regarding optical stability, thermochromic activation, and mechanical integrity following exposure to acidic, alkaline, oil-based, and neutral food-contact environments. This study evaluates the chemical resistance, thermal cycling effects, and mechanical durability of thermochromic pigment-polymer blends. Thermochromic polymer samples were subjected to multiple chemical environments, repeated thermal cycling, and mechanical analysis to assess degradation behavior. The findings show that virgin food-grade polymer with no thermochromic pigment sustains its performance stability throughout chemical exposure with little degradation. However, thermochromic polymer blends experienced reduced thermochromic functionality. This study offers insight into how well thermochromic pigment can be incorporated into intelligent food packaging despite the limitations associated with chemical exposure.

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chemical resistancefood packagingmechanical durabilitythermal cyclingthermochromic pigments

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PMID40363588
PMCPMC12072750

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