Development of prototypes of a new bioactive packaging product

该项目旨在为克鲁格生产的用于食品包装部门的特种纸提供抗菌性能。研究的方法是纤维素纤维的磷酸化接枝银纳米粒子和噬菌体（封装或未封装）在包装纸屏障上的掺入。该项目的挑战和独创性在于将知识和技术适应与两家加拿大纸浆和造纸厂的具体工艺以及在那里生产的特种纸有关的限制。该项目将在竞争激烈的环境中创造新的增值产品市场，并有助于恢复对纸浆和造纸产品日益下降的需求。该项目将证明加拿大纸浆和造纸工业可以认真从事生物活性产品和盈利。

This project aims to provide antimicrobial properties to specialty paper manufactured by Kruger for the food packaging sector. The approaches studied are the phosphorylation of cellulose fibre for grafting silver nanoparticles and the incorporation of bacteriophages (encapsulated or not) on the barrier of packaging paper. The challenge and originality of the project lies in the adaptation of knowledge and techniques to the constraints related to the specific processes of two Canadian pulp and paper plants and the specialty papers manufactured there. The project will create new, value-added products markets in an extremely competitive landscape, and help restore declining demand for products arising from pulp and paper manufacturing. The project will demonstrate that the Canadian pulp & paper industry can engage seriously in bioactive products and be profitable.