Author(s)

Chenchen Wang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ The College of Food Science and Pharmacy, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, 830052, China

Corresponding Author

Chenchen Wang

ABSTRACT

3D printing technology is a new manufacturing technology based on digital model files, which constructs objects by printing layer by layer. As an advanced manufacturing method, it can realize the rapid prototyping of complex structures. Hydrogel prepared by 3D printing technology has a slow-release function, which can control the release rate of active ingredients (such as nutrients and probiotics) wrapped in it, and realize more accurate nutrition delivery or function play. Hydrogels come from a wide range of materials, including natural polysaccharides (such as sodium alginate and chitosan), protein materials (such as gelatin) and synthetic polymers. At present, 3D printed hydrogels have many important applications in functional food, fermented food, food structure customization and food packaging. In this paper, the material types of 3D printed hydrogels and their current applications in food industry are deeply summarized, aiming at providing valuable reference for the further application of 3D printed hydrogels in food industry and promoting the development of food industry in the direction of intelligence, personalization and high efficiency.

KEYWORDS

3D printing, hydrogel, slow-release function, food industry, fermentation

CITE THIS PAPER

Chenchen Wang, Research Progress of Sustained-Release Hydrogels Based on 3D Printing Technology in the Food Industry. Advances in Food Science and Human Nutrition (2024) Vol.6: 84-91. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/afshn.2024.060112.

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