Bettina Röcker

Bettina Röcker
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Research Group for Food Packaging
Einsiedlerstrasse 29
8820 Wädenswil
Personal profile
Position at the ZHAW
Research Associate
Food Packaging Research Group
Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation
www.zhaw.ch/ilgi/verpackung/
Expertise and research interests
Active Packaging Systems, Oxygen Scavengers, Nano Materials, Biopolymers
Master Thesis (ZHAW Wädenswil, 2016):
Inactivation of Palladium-based Oxygen Scavenger by Volatile Sulphur Compounds Present in the Headspace of Packaged Food
Bachelor Thesis (University College Cork, 2014):
Application of antifungal lactic acid bacteria in gluten-free sourdough bread to improve the microbial shelf life
Educational background
2014-2017 Master of Science in Food and Beverage Innovation, ZHAW Wädenswil
2010-2014 Bachelor of Science in Food and Beverage Technology, ZHAW Wädenswil
Membership of networks
- SGLWT (Swiss Society of Food Science and Technology)
- ALUMNI Netzwerk Wädenswil
- ALUMNI ZHAW
- Cost Action, FP1405, Active and intelligent fibre-based packaging - innovation and market introduction, Working Group "Development and Innovation"
- IAPRI (International association of packaging research institutes)
Projects
- Analysis of Lipid Oxydation in Food / Project leader / Project completed
- Aufbau eines Industrie-Konsortiums zur Umsetzung der Projektidee "Reduktion von Lebensmittelverlusten in der verarbeitenden LM-Industrie" / Team member / Project completed
- BIOMAT (Integrated Bio-based Materials Value Chains) / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Calcium carbonate based active packaging / Project co-leader / Project completed
- Oxidationsprozesse in Lebensmitteln / Team member / Project completed
- Active labels / Team member / Project completed
- COST Action – Active and intelligent fibre-based packaging - innovation and market introduction / Team member / Project completed
Publications
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Rüegg, Nadine; Röcker, Bettina; Yildirim, Selçuk,
2022.
Food Packaging and Shelf Life.
31(100771).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2021.100771
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Röcker, Bettina; Mäder, Gabriel; Monnard, Fabien Wilhelm; Jancikova, Magdalena; Welker, Matthias; Schoelkopf, Joachim; Yildirim, Selçuk,
2021.
Materials.
14(17).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14175000
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Faas, Nicole; Röcker, Bettina; Smrke, Samo; Yeretzian, Chahan; Yildirim, Selçuk,
2020.
Prevention of lipid oxidation in linseed oil using a palladium-based oxygen scavenging film.
Food Packaging and Shelf Life.
24(100488).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100488
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Vilela, Carla; Kurek, Mia; Hayouka, Zvi; Röcker, Bettina; Yildirim, Selçuk; Antunes, Maria Dulce C.; Nilsen-Nygaard, Julie; Pettersen, Marit Kvalvåg; Freire, Carmen S.R.,
2018.
A concise guide to active agents for active food packaging.
Trends in Food Science & Technology.
80, pp. 212-222.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2018.08.006
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Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina; Kvalvåg Pettersen, Marit; Nilsen‐Nygaard, Julie; Ayhan, Zehra; Rutkaite, Ramune; Radusin, Tanja; Suminska, Patrycja; Marcos, Begonya; Coma, Véronique,
2018.
Active packaging applications for food.
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety.
17(1), pp. 165-199.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12322
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Axel, Claudia; Röcker, Bettina; Brosnan, Brid; Zannini, Emanuele; Furey, Ambrose; Coffey, Aidan; Arendt, Elke K.,
2015.
Food Microbiology.
47, pp. 36-44.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2014.10.005
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Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina,
2021.
Sustainable antimicrobial packaging technologies
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In:
Athanassiou, Athanassia, ed.,
Sustainable Food Packaging Technology.
Wiley.
pp. 323-348.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527820078.ch12
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Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina,
2018.
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In:
Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo; Lagaron, Jose Maria; Pastrana Castro, Lorenzo Miguel; Vicente, António Augusto, eds.,
Nanomaterials for food packaging : materials, processing technologies, and safety issues.
Elsevier.
pp. 173-202.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-51271-8.00007-3
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Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina,
2018.
In:
21st IAPRI World Conference in Packaging, Zhuhai, China, 19-22 June 2018.
pp. 32-36.
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Röcker, Bettina; Rüegg, Nadine; Glöss, Alexia N.; Yeretzian, Chahan; Yildirim, Selçuk,
2017.
In:
Packaging Technology and Science.
20th IAPRI World Conference on Packaging 2016, Sao Paulo, 12-15 June 2016.
Wiley.
pp. 427-442.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2220
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Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina; Rüegg, Nadine; Lohwasser, Wolfgang,
2015.
In:
Packaging Technology and Science.
27th IAPRI Symposium on Packaging 2015, Valencia, 8-11 June 2015.
Wiley.
pp. 710-718.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2134
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Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina,
2016.
Intelligente und smarte Verpackungen.
Lebensmittel-Industrie: Fachmagazin für das Management der Nahrungsmittel- und Getränkeindustrie.
1/2, pp. 19-21.
Available from: http://www.lebensmittelindustrie.com/archiv-redaktion/2016/ausgabe-12/intelligente-und-smarte-verpackungen/
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Rüegg, Nadine; Blum, Thomas; Röcker, Bettina; Kleinert, Michael; Yildirim, Selçuk,
2016.
Application of palladium-based oxygen scavenger to extend the shelf life of bakery products.
In:
ILSI Europe's 6th International Symposium on Food Packaging: Scientific Developments Supporting Safety and Innovation, Barcelona, Spain, 16-18 November 2016.