Packaging Through Time

The task of packagingPackaging can be briefly defined as a science, method and technology for product preservation.The function of packaging is to protect the product that is packed in it and to protect the environment from the content inside the packaging.As a result, the products can be gaseous, liquid or solid.[1-3]The packaging must be suitable for use, i.e. handling, transport and distribution.It should inform the potential and the actual buyer and it should "sell the product".[4,5] An important part of the packaging design is the material from which it will be made.The basic conditions that packaging must meet are the following: strength on material pressure, elasticity, plasticity, stiffness and resistance to strain, toughness, mechanical endurance and printing.[4] Packaging must protect the content and be protected itself from oxidation, moisture, odor, chemical agents and microbes.To meet these requirements, polymer materials and nanotechnology are now being used.[5,6] Packaging can also be made according to the materials, purpose in traffic, durability and function.