The Science and Technology of Flexible Packaging: Multilayer Films from Resin and Process to End Use

The Science and Technology of Flexible Packaging: Multilayer Films from Resin and Process to End Use, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive guide to the use of plastic films in flexible packaging, covering scientific principles, materials properties, processes, and end use considerations. This Second Edition has been revised and updated to include the latest developments in flexible packaging, including eCommerce and design for sustainability.

The book brings the science of multilayer films to the practitioner in a concise and impactful way, presenting the fundamental understanding required to improve product design, material selection, and processes, and includes information on why one material is favored over another for an application, or how the film or coating affects material properties. Detailed descriptions and analysis of the key properties of packaging films are provided from both an engineering and scientific perspective. End-use effects are also covered in detail, providing key insights into the way the products being packaged influence film properties and design.

With essential scientific insights, best practice techniques, environmental sustainability information, and key principles of structure design, this book provides information aids in material selection and processing, shortening development times and delivering stronger products, and enables engineers and scientists to deliver superior products with reduced development time and cost. It is an important resource for engineers, scientists, industrial designers, and all those involved in designing polymers, making flexible film, and manufacturing packaging, as well as those in an R&D or academic research environment.