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Vallejos Calzada, Saúl Trigo López, Miriam Arnáiz Alonso, Ana Miguel, Álvaro García Pérez, José Miguel 2023-01-26T09:27:36Z 2023-01-26T09:27:36Z 2023 9781003278269 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7332 10.1201/9781003278269-14 10.1201/9781003278269 A large number of annual cases of diseases and deaths related to spoiled or contaminated food, and the amount of food waste are a matter of socio-economic impact, highlighting the need for a fast, easy, cheap, available, and real-time determination of food quality and safety. To ensure this, physical and chemical food quality indicators such as humidity, temperature, gases, pH, microorganisms, pesticides, etc., should be controlled and monitored during production, transportation, storage, and consumption. In this sense, smart polymers are raised as useful tools to facilitate this task. These polymers are sensitive to variations in the microenvironment, modifying their properties and/or generating a response that can be measured. Due to their versatility, these materials can be part of the food packaging to inform the consumers or be used as a measuring tool to determine the state of the food. This chapter envisaged the concept of smart polymers, the types, and their main applications for determining food quality and ensuring food and beverage safety. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by FEDER (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional), the Spanish AEI (State Research Agency, PID2020-113264RBI00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and PID2019-108583RJI00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), and "La Caixa" Foundation (under agreement LCF/PR/PR18/51130007). We also acknowledge the financial support provided by the Spanish Ministerio de Universidades (Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliciencia, European Union-NextGenerationEU, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (RD 289/2021) and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CA1/RSUE/2021-00409)). eng CRC Press Specialty Polymers : Fundamentals, Properties, Applications and Advances, p. 202–216 https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003278269 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-113264RB-I00/ES/DISEÑO, SINTESIS Y CARACTERIZACION DE POLIMEROS INTELIGENTES. APLICACION DE SENSORES QUIMICOS POLIMERICOS EN CONTROL Y SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA Y EN EL AMBITO SANITARIO/ info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-108583RJ-I00/ES/POLIAMIDAS AROMATICAS MICRO Y NANOCELULARES REFORZADAS COMO MATERIALES DE ALTAS PRESTACIONES EN APLICACIONES DE SEGURIDAD, PROTECCION Y TRANSPORTE/ info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Fundación Bancaria Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona//LCF%2FPR%2FPR18%2F51130007 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/UAM//CA1%2FRSUE%2F2021-00409/ Smart polymer Food control and safety Food quality indicators Polymer sensor Stimuli-responsive polymer Química orgánica Alimentos Chemistry, Organic Food Smart Polymers for Food and Water Quality Control and Safety info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess