Nanomaterials for food packaging : materials, processing technologies, and safety issues /

Nanotechnology for Food Packaging: Materials, Processing Technologies, and Safety Issues showcases the latest research in the use of nanotechnology in food packaging, providing an in-depth and interdisciplinary overview of the field. Nanoscale advances in materials science, processing technology and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro (Editor), Lagaron, Jose Maria (Editor), Castro, Lorenzo Miguel Pastrana (Editor), Vicente, António Augusto Martins de Oliveira Soares (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2018]
Series:	Micro and nano technologies series
Subjects:	Food > Packaging > Materials. Nanostructured materials. Nanostructures Aliments > Conditionnement > Matériaux. Nanomatériaux. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Food Science. Food > Packaging > Materials Nanostructured materials Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Nanotechnology in food packaging: opportunities and challenges; 2. Inorganic-based nanostructures and their use in food packaging (clays, silica, Ag); 3. Cellulose-based nanostructures and their use in food packaging (nanocrystal, nanowhiskers, nanofibers); 4. Bio-based nanocomposites (starch nanocrystal, chitosan nanoparticles, proteins, polysaccharides, PHB, PLA); 5. Structure-property relationships in polymer nanocomposites for food packaging; 6. Production and processing of nanocomposites (melting extrusion, film-bowing, new challenges); 7. Nanostructured multilayer films (Layer-by-layer, electrospinning); 8. Active and smart packaging (antimicrobial nanocomposites, loaded nanostructures, scavenging, examples); 9. Intelligent packaging (sensors, detection of molecules, examples); 10. Potential migration of nanocomposites for foods (used testes, examples, challenges); 11. Safety and regulatory issues (health, environmental aspects); 12. Commercial applications (products in the market, patents).