Prof. Dr. Selçuk Yildirim

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7258-7811

Social media

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Projects

• Sustainable Food and Packaging Knowledge Hub / Co-project leader / ongoing
• Valorization of Swiss Agri-Food Side Streams / Project leader / ongoing
• More efficient cleaning of glass containers labeled with self-adhesive labels / Project leader / completed
• Development of a sustainable packaging system for refrigerated transport / Project leader / completed
• Sustainable Packaging Architecture / Project leader / completed
• Local food for the future / Team member / completed
• Protective coatings for the extension of the shelf life of foods / Project leader / completed
• COST Action – Rethinking packaging for circular and sustainable food supply chains of the future (CIRCUL-A-BILITY) / Team member / completed
• Bio-based functional food packaging / Deputy project leader / completed
• Strategies to reduce food loss and valorize side streams in food industry: buildup of an industrial consortium / Co-project leader / completed
• BIOMAT (Integrated Bio-based Materials Value Chains) / Project leader / completed
• Calcium carbonate based active packaging / Project leader / completed
• COST Action – Mathematical and Computer Science Methods for Food Science and Industry (FoodMC) / Project leader / completed
• BIOPAC (Biopolymer based bioactive food packaging) / Project leader / completed
• Active labels / Project leader / completed
• COST Action – Active and intelligent fibre-based packaging - innovation and market introduction / Project leader / completed
• OPTIFEL / Project leader / completed
• COST Action – Electrospun Nano-fibres for bio inspired composite materials and innovative industrial applications / Project leader / completed
• Eco-sustainable Food Packaging Based on Polymer Nanomaterials / Project leader / completed

Publications

• Ganz, Giverny; Rüegg, Nadine; Tönz, Andrea; Yildirim, Selçuk; Miescher Schwenninger, Susanne,

  2025.

  Growth responses of Aspergillus and Penicillium species under modified atmospheric conditions : an in vitro and partially baked roll study.

  Journal of Food Science.

  90(3), pp. e70138.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.70138

• Coray, Nastasia M.; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2024.

  Application of a gallic acid–based oxygen scavenger label for the preservation of L‐ascorbic acid in orange juice.

  Packaging Technology and Science.

  37(9), pp. 917-923.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2832

• Miescher, Susanna; Hülsmann, Lina; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2024.

  Development and optimization of the extrusion of potato peel-based biocomposite films.

  Packaging Technology and Science.

  37(10), pp. 929-939.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2831

• Lee, Melissa; Rüegg, Nadine; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2023.

  Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of sodium alginate films integrated with cinnamon essential oil and citric acid on sliced cooked ham.

  Packaging Technology and Science.

  36(8), pp. 647-656.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2733

• Dörnyei, Krisztina Rita; Uysal-Unalan, Ilke; Krauter, Victoria; Weinrich, Ramona; Incarnato, Loredana; Karlovits, Igor; Colelli, Giancarlo; Chrysochou, Polymeros; Fenech, Margaret Camilleri; Pettersen, Marit Kvalvåg; Arranz, Elena; Marcos, Begonya; Frigerio, Valeria; Apicella, Annalisa; Yildirim, Selçuk; Poças, Fátima; Dekker, Matthijs; Johanna, Lahti; Coma, Véronique; Corredig, Milena,

  2023.

  Sustainable food packaging : an updated definition following a holistic approach.

  Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.

  7(1119052).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1119052

• Rüegg, Nadine; Teixeira, Stephanie Rosa; Beck, Barbara Maria; Monnard, Fabien Wilhelm; Menard, Rico; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2022.

  Application of antimicrobial packaging based on modified calcium carbonate and EOs for RTE meat products.

  Food Packaging and Shelf Life.

  34(100982).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100982

• Rüegg, Nadine; Röcker, Bettina; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2022.

  Application of palladium-based oxygen scavenger to extend the mould free shelf life of bakery products.

  Food Packaging and Shelf Life.

  31(100771).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2021.100771

• Hettmann, Kai; Monnard, Fabien W.; Melo Rodriguez, Gabriela; Hilty, Florentine M.; Yildirim, Selçuk; Schoelkopf, Joachim,

  2022.

  Porous coatings to control release rates of essential oils to generate an atmosphere with botanical actives.

  Materials.

  15(6), pp. 2155.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062155

• Röcker, Bettina; Mäder, Gabriel; Monnard, Fabien Wilhelm; Jancikova, Magdalena; Welker, Matthias; Schoelkopf, Joachim; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2021.

  Evaluation of the potential of modified calcium carbonate as a carrier for unsaturated fatty acids in oxygen scavenging applications.

  Materials.

  14(17).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14175000

• Barra, Ana; Santos, Jéssica D. C.; Silva, Mariana R. F.; Nunes, Cláudia; Ruiz-Hitzky, Eduardo; Gonçalves, Idalina; Yildirim, Selçuk; Ferreira, Paula; Marques, Paula A. A. P.,

  2020.

  Graphene derivatives in biopolymer-based composites for food packaging applications.

  Nanomaterials.

  10(10), pp. 2077.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10102077

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Navikaite-Snipaitiene, Vesta; Ivanauskas, Liudas; Jakstas, Valdas; Rüegg, Nadine; Rutkaite, Ramune; Wolfram, Evelyn; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2018.

  Development of antioxidant food packaging materials containing eugenol for extending display life of fresh beef.

  Meat Science.

  145, pp. 9-15.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.05.015

• Hutter, Simon; Rüegg, Nadine; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2016.

  Use of palladium based oxygen scavenger to prevent discoloration of ham.

  Food Packaging and Shelf Life.

  8, pp. 56-62.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2016.02.004

• Miescher, Susanna; Brombach, Christine; Artigas, Gràcia; Järvenpää, Eila; Steinemann, Nina; Ziesemer, Katrin; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2016.

  Evaluation of the accessibility of selected packaging by comparison of quantitative measurements of the opening forces and qualitative surveys through focus group studies.

  Packaging Technology and Science.

  29(11), pp. 559-570.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2237

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Borer, Martine E.; Wenk, Esther; Meinel, Lorenz; Lacroix, Christophe,

  2010.

  Development of silk fibroin-based beads for immobilized cell fermentation.

  Journal of Microencapsulation.

  27(1), pp. 1-9.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3109/02652040802217516

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Konrad, Daniel; Calvez, Ségolène; Drider, Djamel; Prévost, Hervé; Lacroix, Christophe,

  2007.

  Production of recombinant bacteriocin divercin V41 by high cell density Escherichia coli batch and fed-batch cultures.

  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

  77(3), pp. 525-531.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-007-1188-1

• Lacroix, Christophe; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2007.

  Fermentation technologies for the production of probiotics with high viability and functionality.

  Current Opinion in Biotechnology.

  18(2), pp. 176-183.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2007.02.002

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Ruinatscha, Reto; Gross, Rainer; Wohlgemuth, Roland; Kohler, Hans-Peter E.; Witholt, Bernard; Schmid, Andreas,

  2006.

  Selective hydrolysis of the nitrile group of cis-dihydrodiols from aromatic nitriles.

  Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic.

  38(2), pp. 76-83.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2005.11.006

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Franko, Telma T.; Wohlgemuth, Roland; Kohler, Hans-Peter E.; Witholt, Bernard; Schmid, Andreas,

  2005.

  Recombinant chlorobenzene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. P51: a biocatalyst for regioselective oxidation of aromatic nitriles.

  Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.

  347(7-8), pp. 1060-1072.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.200505075

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Zezula, Josef; Hudlicky, Tomas; Witholt, Bernard; Schmid, Andreas,

  2004.

  Asymmetric dihydroxylation of cinnamonitrile totrans-3-[(5S,6R)-5,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-1,3-dienyl]-acrylonitrile using chlorobenzene dioxygenase in Escherichia coli (pTEZ30).

  Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.

  346(8), pp. 933-942.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.200404032

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2005.

  Selective hydroxylation of aromatic nitriles with tailored Escherichia coli.

  Zurich:

  ETH Zurich.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-004945595

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina,

  2021.

  Sustainable antimicrobial packaging technologies.

  In:

  Athanassiou, Athanassia, ed.,

  Sustainable Food Packaging Technology.

  Wiley.

  pp. 323-348.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527820078.ch12

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina,

  2018.

  Active packaging.

  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

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2011.

  Active packaging for food biopreservation.

  In:

  Lacroix, Christophe, ed.,

  Protective cultures, antimicrobial metabolites and bacteriophages for food and beverage biopreservation.

  Cambridge:

  Woodhead Publishing.

  pp. 460-489.

  Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1533/9780857090522.3.460

• Santos, Jéssica D.C.; Yildirim, Selçuk; Gonçalves, Idalina; Ferreira, Paula,

  2024.

  Ethylene-regulating materials derived from agrifood byproducts for fruit packaging[poster].

  In:

  Research Summit, Aveiro, Portugal, 16-19 July 2024.

• Rüegg, Nadine; Beck, Barbara Maria; Monnard, Fabien Wilhelm; Hilty, Florentine Marianne; Wicht, Aurore; Schoelkopf, Joachim; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2020.

  Evaluation of the potential of functionalised calcium carbonate as carrier for essential oils with regard to antimicrobial packaging applications[paper].

  In:

  22nd IAPRI World Packaging Online Conference, Monterrey, Mexico, 16-19 June 2020.

  Wiley.

  pp. 333-343.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2508

• Miescher, Susanna; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2019.

  Optimization of the gas composition for an extended shelf life of fresh shiitake (Lentinula edodes) stored at room temperature[poster].

  In:

  29th IAPRI Symposium on Packaging, Enschede, The Netherlands, 11 - 14 June 2019.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina,

  2018.

  Major technical challenges to overcome for successful exploitation of active and intelligent packaging technologies[paper].

  In:

  21st IAPRI World Conference in Packaging, Zhuhai, China, 19-22 June 2018.

  pp. 32-36.

• Röcker, Bettina; Rüegg, Nadine; Glöss, Alexia N.; Yeretzian, Chahan; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2017.

  Inactivation of palladium-based oxygen scavenger system by volatile sulphur compounds present in the headspace of packaged food[paper].

  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

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Röcker, Bettina; Rüegg, Nadine; Lohwasser, Wolfgang,

  2015.

  Development of palladium-based oxygen scavenger : optimization of substrate and palladium layer thickness[paper].

  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

• 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: https://www.lebensmittelindustrie.com/archiv-redaktion/2016/ausgabe-1/2/intelligente-und-smarte-verpackungen

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Wolfram, Evelyn; Rüegg, Nadine,

  2016.

  Polysaccharide and essential oils coatings for active food packaging materials[paper].

  In:

  Baltic polymer symposium 2016: Klaipėda, September 21-24, 2016 : programme and abstracts.

  16th Baltic Polymer Symposium, Klaipėda, 21-24 September 2016.

  Kaunas:

  Kaunas University of Technology.

  pp. 88.

• Busin, Adrian; Yildirim, Selçuk; Lustenberger, Petra,

  2015.

  Haltbarkeit von Lebensmitteln simulieren.

  Transfer.

  2015(1), pp. 3.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2777

• Rüegg, Nadine; Cornu, Jeannette; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2014.

  Optimierung von modifizierten Atmosphärenverpackungen von Cherry Tomaten mittels Mikroperforation[poster].

  In:

  7. GDL-Kongress Lebensmitteltechnologie, Rodgau, Deutschland, 16.-18. Oktober 2014.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Rüegg, Nadine,

  2014.

  Effect of storage conditions and sulphur compounds on the activity of palladium based oxygen scavenging films[paper].

  In:

  Sek, M.A.; Rouillard, V.; Bigger, S.W., eds.,

  Responsible packaging for a global market : proceedings of the 19th IAPRI World Conference on Packaging, Melbourne, Australia, 15 - 18 June 2014.

  19th IAPRI World Conference on Packaging, Melbourne, Australia, 15-18 June 2014.

  Melbourne:

  Victoria University.

• Rüegg, Nadine; Kinner, Mathias; Kündig, René; Kleinert, Michael; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2014.

  Einfluss von modifizierter Atmosphärenverpackung und Lagertemperatur auf die Haltbarkeit und Qualität teilgebackener Brötchen.

  Cereal Technology (Getreidetechnologie).

  2014(2), pp. 66-75.

• Brombach, Christine; Miescher, Susanna; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2014.

  OPTIFEL : altersgerechte Verpackungen.

  Transfer.

  2014(3), pp. 8.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5888

• Rüegg, Nadine; Yildirim, Selçuk; Kinner, Mathias; Kleinert, Michael,

  2014.

  Optimale Verpackung.

  Backtechnik Europe.

  2014(4), pp. 30-35.

• Lamberti, Manuela; Bärtschi, Katharina; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2013.

  Potential of pre-treatments to reduce unacceptable colour and texture changes of chicken breasts occurring due to high pressure processing[poster].

  In:

  iFood13 - Innovation Food Conference, Hannover, Germany, 8-10 October 2013.

  Hannover:

• Flury, Christine; Kinner, Mathias; Yildirim, Selçuk; Kleinert, Michael; Schönlechner, Regine,

  2013.

  Optimisation of gluten-free pasta – improvement of the nutritional quality[poster].

  In:

  3rd International Symposium on Gluten-Free Cereal Products and Beverages (GF13), Vienna, Austria, 12-14 June 2013.

• Kündig, Rene; Renke, Nadine; Wahrenberger, Priska; Kleinert, Michael; Kinner, Mathias; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2013.

  Use of an oxygen scavenger to prolong the shelf life of part baked bread[poster].

  In:

  26th IAPRI Symposium on Packaging, Espoo, Finland, 10-13 June 2013.

• Adlhart, Christian; Renke, Nadine; Yildirim, Selçuk; Staudenmaier, Reto,

  2013.

  High gas permeable food contact layer by electrospun nanofibers[poster].

  In:

  Proceedings of the International Workshop : Development of safe PNFP and development of strategies to identify any critical interaction of PNFP with food.

  International Workshop : Development of Safe PNFP and Development of Strategies to Identify any Critical Interaction of PNFP with Food, Wädenswil, 2013.

• Renke, Nadine; Gsell, Vanessa; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Application of oxygen scavengers to prevent the discolouration of ham[poster].

  In:

  5th International Symposium on Food Packaging, Berlin, Germany, 14-16 November 2012.

• Kündig, Rene; Renke, Nadine; Wahrenberger, Priska; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Einflüsse von modifizierter Atmosphärenverpackung auf die Qualität und Haltbarkeit von Muffins[poster].

  In:

  6. GDL-Kongress Lebensmitteltechnologie, Dresden, Deutschland, 27.-29. September 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Renke, Nadine,

  2011.

  Aktive Verpackungen für Lebensmittel.

  Swiss Engineering STZ.

  2011(11), pp. 17.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Renke, Nadine,

  2011.

  Mehr als nur Einpacken.

  Früchte und Gemüse.

  2011(5), pp. 14.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2020.

  Sustainable packaging : challenges and opportunities.

  In:

  Meeting of Swiss Society of Cosmetic Chemist, Winterthur, 17. - 18. Januar 2020.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2019.

  Development of an innovative oxygen scavenging label : a journey from the idea to the product.

  In:

  Congress book.

  1st International Food Engineering Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 7-9 November 2019.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2019.

  Active packaging for food : opportunities, technologies and challenges.

  In:

  Book of abstracts of the XX EuroFoodChem congress.

  EuroFoodChem XX, Porto, Portugal, 17 - 19 June 2019.

  Sociedade Portuguesa de Química.

  pp. 10.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2019.

  Food packaging innovations.

  In:

  ENEXPRO Exporter Meeting, Puerto Varas, Chile, 15 October 2019.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2019.

  Food packaging trends.

  In:

  3rd Packaging Innovation Day, Santiago, Chile, 10 October 2019.

• 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.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2014.

  Prediction of shelf life – future possibilities.

  In:

  Wädenswiler Lebensmitteltagung: Zukunft des Brotes, Wädenswil, 20. November 2014.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Hasler, Bettina; Renke, Nadine,

  2014.

  Critical interactions between palladium based oxygen scavenger and the food.

  In:

  Food and Agriculture COST Action FA0904 International Conference, Rome, Italy, 28-29 March 2014.

• Renke, Nadine; Kündig, Rene; Kinner, Mathias; Kleinert, Michael; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2013.

  «Bake & pack» - Backwarenverpackungen unter der Lupe.

  In:

  easyFairs Verpackung Schweiz 2013, Zürich, 17.-18. April 2013.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Eberhard, Sandra; Gsell, Vanessa; Renke, Nadine,

  2013.

  Development and characterization of palladium based oxygen scavenger packaging film.

  In:

  Food and Agriculture COST Action FA0904 Meeting, Wädenswil, 21-22 March 2013.

• Adlhart, Christian; Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2013.

  Highly oxygen permeable electrospun webs as functional food contact layer for Pd-based oxygen scavenger films.

  In:

  International Workshop in Electrospinning Applied to Food Packaging, Valencia, Spain, 2013.

  CSIC.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Renke, Nadine,

  2013.

  Packaging gets active : development of a novel oxygen scavenging film for food packaging.

  In:

  International Food Packaging Congress, Chamber of Chemical Engineers, Izmir, Turkey, 10 April 2013.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Kündig, Rene; Renke, Nadine; Kinner, Mathias; Kleinert, Michael,

  2013.

  Untersuchung der Einflüsse von MAP und Lagerungstemperatur auf die Haltbarkeit von teilgebackenen Brötchen und Muffins.

  In:

  Tagung für Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Getreideforschung (AGF), Bingen, Deutschland, 2013.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Verpackung gegen Lebensmittelverschwendung.

  In:

  Zibelemärit-Tagung, Bern, 27. November 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Future Directions in Food Packaging.

  In:

  Wädenswiler Lebensmitteltagung: Zukunftsfähige Lebensmittel und demographischer Wandel, Wädenswil, 15. November 2012.

• Malang, Saskia; Grattepanche, Frank; Mendez, Viktoria; Yildirim, Selçuk; Lacroix, Christophe,

  2012.

  Application of a novel bioingredient based on co-fermentation of Weissella confusa and Propionibacterium freudenreichii to improve shelf-life and quality of bakery products.

  In:

  V. Symposium on Sourdough, Cereal Fermentation for Future Foods, Helsinki, Finland, 10-12 October 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Eberhard, Vanessa; Renke, Nadine,

  2012.

  Development of palladium based oxygen scavenging films for food packaging.

  In:

  COST Action FA0904 on Processing Technologies and Functional Properties of Polymer Nanomaterials for Food Packaging, Wroclaw, Poland, 11-12 September 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Kündig, Rene; Gsell, Vanessa; Renke, Nadine,

  2012.

  Packaging gets active : improvement of preservation of food quality by using a novel oxygen scavenging film.

  In:

  6. GDL-Kongress Lebensmitteltechnologie, Dresden, Deutschland, 27.-29. September 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Lohwasser, Wolfgang; Gsell, Vanessa; Renke, Nadine,

  2012.

  Development of palladium based oxygen scavenging film for food packaging.

  In:

  18th IAPRI World Packaging Conference, San Luis Obispo, USA, 18-21 June 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2012.

  Innovations in packaging through the application of nanotechnology.

  In:

  Nanopack, Seminar on Nanotechnologies for Packaging, Barcelona, Spain, 5 May 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Miescher, Susanna,

  2012.

  Verpackung gegen Lebensmittelverschwendung.

  In:

  61. Energie und Umwelt Symposium, Winterthur, 2012.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2011.

  Preservation of quality and safety of food through packaging : opportunities, potentials and challenges for improved, active and intelligent polymer nanomaterials.

  In:

  Food and Agriculture COST Action FA0904 Meeting, Skopje, Macedonia, 3 October 2011.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2011.

  Active packaging for food.

  In:

  Verpackung von Lebensmitteln - Gemeinsame Tagung der Fachgesellschaften SGLH, SGLUC, SGLWT und des Berufsverbandes SVIAL, Freiburg, Deutschland, 8.-9. September 2011.

• Yildirim, Selçuk,

  2011.

  Recent Developments in Active and Intelligent Packaging (AIP).

  In:

  35. Informationstag «Fleischtechnologie» and 3. Tagung «Nanotechnologie», Berlin, Deutschland, 6. Mai 2011.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Grabherr, Patrizia Margrith,

  2011.

  Packaging for olive oil: is there an optimal packaging?.

  In:

  10th International Olive Oil Congress, Wädenswil, Switzerland, 14 April 2011.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Djamel, Drider,

  2006.

  Heterologous production of recombinant divercin RV41 in Escherichia coli and scale-up production.

  In:

  First International Symposium on Antimicrobial Peptides, Nantes, France, 21-23 June 2006.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Franco, T. T.; Witholt, B.; Kohler, H. E.; Schmid, A.,

  2004.

  Integrated enzyme reactors with whole cells.

  In:

  12th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition, Santiago, Chile, 17-22 October 2004.

• Yildirim, Selçuk; Gross, R.; Ruinatscha, R.; Wohlgemuth, R.; Schmid, A.,

  2004.

  Selective hydrolysis of cis-dihydrodiols from aromatic nitriles.

  In:

  BioPerspectives 2004 Conference, Wiesbaden, Germany, 4-6 May 2004.

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