Nanotechnology in the food, beverage and nutraceutical industries / edited by Qingrong Huang.

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Superior document:Woodhead publishing series in food science, technology and nutrition, no. 218
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition ; no. 218.
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Physical Description:xx, 452 p. :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Processes, material characterization, risks and regulation
  • 1. An overview of the development and applications of nanoscale materials in the food industry
  • 2. Potential health risks of nanoparticles in foods, beverages and nutraceuticals
  • 3. Detecting and characterizing nanoparticles in food, beverages and nutraceuticals
  • 4. Regulatory frameworks for food nanotechnologies
  • 5. Atomic force microscopy and related tools for the imaging of foods and beverages on the nanoscale
  • 6. Characterization of food materials at multiple length scales using small-angle X-ray scattering and nuclear magnetic resonance: Principle and applications.
  • Part 2: Applications of nanotechnology in the food, beverage and nutraceutical industries
  • 7.Improving food sensory and nutritional quality through nanostructure engineering
  • 8. Nanocapsules as delivery systems in the food, beverage and nutraceutical industries
  • 9. Association colloids as delivery systems
  • 10. Fabrication, characterization and properties of food nanoemulsions
  • 11. Nanotechnology-based approaches for the rapid detection of chemical and biological contaminants in foods
  • 12. Nanocomposite food and beverage packaging materials
  • 13. Electrospun fibers: fabrication, functionalities and potential food industry applications
  • 14. Milk nanotubes: technology and potential applications
  • 15. Nano- and micro-engineered membranes: principles and applications in the food and beverage industries.