Functional Materials in Food Nanotechnology

Applications of nanotechnology in food packaging and food safety: barrier materials, antimicrobials and sensors.

In this article, several applications of nanomaterials in food packaging and food safety are reviewed, including: polymer/clay nanocomposites as high barrier packaging materials, silver nanoparticles as potent antimicrobial agents, and nanosensors and nanomaterial-based assays for the detection of food-relevant analytes (gasses, small organic molecules and food-borne pathogens). In addition to ...

\"Nanotechnology in Food Industries: Application and Safety\"

of Nanotechnology and Materials Science

Technology refers to the application of knowledge for human benefits. Nanotechnology has been defined as ‘the understanding and control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 100 nanometers, where unique phenomena enable novel applications’[1]. Nanotechnology is unique in the sense that it enables us to observe, synthesize and manipulate things at the nanometer scale[2]. The word nano is derived ...

of Nanotechnology and Materials Science

During the past years, the investigations for Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor (DMS) nanomaterials have attracted considerable attention due to their novel properties and broad application prospects in diverse areas, such as logic devices, spin polarized light emitting diode, spin field-effect transistors, field-emission devices, optical isolator, non-volatile memory devices and quantum computer,...

Nanotechnology in regenerative medicine: the materials side.

Regenerative medicine is an emerging multidisciplinary field that aims to restore, maintain or enhance tissues and hence organ functions. Regeneration of tissues can be achieved by the combination of living cells, which will provide biological functionality, and materials, which act as scaffolds to support cell proliferation. Mammalian cells behave in vivo in response to the biological signals ...