Main description:

Nanotechnology Applications for Food Safety and Quality Monitoring brings together nanotechnology science-based research for food safety and quality monitoring. With the advancement in knowledge about behavior of nano-engineered materials in food and its toxicity, the application of nanotechnology is expected to reach unprecedented levels in achieving food safety. Currently, there is no practical resource of nanotechnology as a tool specifically for monitoring safety and quality. This is a practical, concise, applications-based reference that is essential for food industry researchers and scientists to monitor the safety and quality of food to ensure quality food supplies.

Contents:

Part I: Nanotechnology Applications for food safety monitoring 1. Nanotechnology applications for food safety: Benefits and Risks 2. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for food quality and safety monitoring 3. Applications of metal-oxide nanoparticles in food safety 4. Identification and characterization techniques for Engineered Nanomaterials in Food 5. Nanotechnology-based sensors for the rapid detection of foodborne microbes and pathogens 6. Functionalized Porphyrin based nanocomposites as prospective materials for food safety sensors 7. Shellac: a natural lipid polymer for food safety and its quality 8. Detection of food toxins, pathogens and microbes using nanotechnology-based sensors. 9. Nanotechnology and its Applications in Food Industry 10. Nano Sensors for the Detections of Foodborne Pathogens and Toxins 11. Metal-Organic Framework based nanomaterials for opto-eletrochemical detection of food contaminants 12. Nano emulsion-based food quality monitoring

Part II: Nanotechnology Applications for food quality monitoring 13. Nanotechnology: a new approach to advanced food packaging 14. Nanotechnology applications for quality determination of RTE and packaged food 15. Nanotechnology-based sensors for shelf-life determination of food materials 16. Nanotechnology Applications in Food Packaging 17. Applications of Nanotechnology in Food Sensing and Food Packaging 18. Quality Assurance of Packaged Food Using Nanotechnology 19. Application of silica-based nanocomposites for the preservation of post-harvest produce 20. Biodegradable polymers and silica nanoparticles: Applications in food packaging 21. Role of Nanotechnology in Food Supply Chain 22. Nanoencapsulation of antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial effect of silver nanoparticles 23. Nanotechnology applications for food traceability 24. Applications of Nanotechnology in Food Sector: Boons and Banes