Nanotechnology in the food, beverage and nutraceutical industries
By: edited by Qingrong Huang
Series: Woodhead publishing series in food science, technology and nutrition -- no. 218; Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition -- no. 218.
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781845697396
Subjects: Food; Biotechnology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Processes, material characterization, risks and regulation; title: 1. An overview of the development and applications of nanoscale materials in the food industry; title: 2. Potential health risks of nanoparticles in foods, beverages and nutraceuticals; title: 3. Detecting and characterizing nanoparticles in food, beverages and nutraceuticals; title: 4. Regulatory frameworks for food nanotechnologies; title: 5. Atomic force microscopy and related tools for the imaging of foods and beverages on the nanoscale; title: 6. Characterization of food materials at multiple length scales using small-angle X-ray scattering and nuclear magnetic resonance: Principle and applications.; title: Part 2: Applications of nanotechnology in the food, beverage and nutraceutical industries; title: 7.Improving food sensory and nutritional quality through nanostructure engineering; title: 8. Nanocapsules as delivery systems in the food, beverage and nutraceutical industries; title: 9. Association colloids as delivery systems; title: 10. Fabrication, characterization and properties of food nanoemulsions; title: 11. Nanotechnology-based approaches for the rapid detection of chemical and biological contaminants in foods; title: 12. Nanocomposite food and beverage packaging materials; title: 13. Electrospun fibers: fabrication, functionalities and potential food industry applications; title: 14. Milk nanotubes: technology and potential applications; title: 15. Nano- and micro-engineered membranes: principles and applications in the food and beverage industries.