PACKAGING MATERIAL HAVING IMPROVED BARRIER PROPERTIES

摘要

A composite material suitable for packaging moisture or oxygen sensitive products comprising one or more polymeric substrate(s) and one or more barrier property-providing coating(s), ink(s) and/or adhesive(s) on or between said substrate(s) being cured from composition(s) comprising alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s). A method for providing barrier properties to a polymeric substrate comprising applying a barrier property-providing amount of a composition comprising alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s) as a coating, ink or adhesive on the substrate or between two or more of said substrates; and curing the composition. Articles comprising perishable material or articles enclosed within a package comprised of such composite material.