Projektnummer

0071186

Zusammenfassung

Recycling of current packaging solutions and materials is often impeded by difficult or even impossible separation into their original components. In nature, however, solutions for efficient and sustainable coatings and packaging are omnipresent: Plant seed coats (testa or fruit walls) are biodegradable, pack and protect embryos - even under extreme conditions such as heat, frost, radiation, chemical and microbial attack and for short as well as long time periods (up to hundreds of years). However, surprisingly little is known about these natural packaging and protection solutions. The...