Nanotechnology and nanomaterials in the agri-food industries : smart nanoarchitectures, technologies, challenges, and applications /

Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials in the Agri-Food Industries: Smart Nanoarchitectures, Technologies, Challenges, and Applications brings together the latest advances in the utilization of advances nanotechnology, nanoarchitectures, and nanomaterials in the agricultural and food sectors. The book beg...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Singh, Pardeep (Environmental engineer) (Editor), Khare, Puja (Editor), Mishra, Disha (Editor), Bilal, Muhammad (Professor of bioengineering) (Editor), Sillanpää, Mika E. T. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2023].
Series:	Micro and nano technologies
Subjects:	Food industry and trade > Technological innovations. Agricultural industries > Technological innovations. Nanotechnology > Industrial applications. Nanostructured materials > Industrial applications. Industries agricoles > Innovations. Nanotechnologie > Applications industrielles. Nanomatériaux > Applications industrielles. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials in the Agri-Food Industries
Copyright Page
Contents
List of contributors
1 The emerging role of nanotechnology in agri-food sector: recent trends and opportunities
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Role of nanotechnology in the agri-food sector
1.3 Green nanomaterials for agri-food sustainability
1.4 Development of nanomaterials for agri-food application: a bibliometric survey
1.5 Bibliometric analysis of the nanomaterials in agriculture
1.6 The SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats) of nanomaterials in agri-food sector
1.7 Conclusions and future perspectives
References
2 Green nanomaterials: an eco-friendly route for sustainable nanotechnology
2.1 Nanotechnology and nanomaterials: the minuscule big things
2.2 Approaches for the fabrication of nanoparticles
2.3 Green nanotechnology-toward a new era
2.3.1 Why there is a need for green nanotechnology
2.3.2 Green nanotechnology
2.4 Green synthesis of nanoparticles
2.4.1 Green synthesis of nanoparticles by viruses
2.4.2 Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles by prokaryotes
2.4.3 Metal nanoparticle synthesis by eukaryotes
2.4.3.1 Metal nanoparticle synthesis by plants and plant biomass
2.4.3.2 Metal nanoparticle synthesis by algae
2.4.3.3 Metal nanoparticle synthesis by fungi and yeast
2.4.3.4 Nanoparticles' biosynthesis by aquatic phototrophic eukaryotes (diatoms)
2.4.3.5 Biosynthesis of nanoparticles by heterotrophic eukaryotic cell lines (human)
2.4.4 Metal nanoparticle synthesis by biomolecules
2.5 Applications of green synthesized nanoparticles
2.5.1 Biomedical applications of green nanoparticles
2.5.2 Biosensing applications of green nanoparticles
2.5.3 Green nanomaterials for wastewater treatment
2.5.4 Environmental pollution remediation by green nanoparticles
2.5.5 Bio-nanomaterials in agriculture
2.5.6 Nanosensors/nanobiosensors
2.5.7 Nanofoods
2.6 Toxicology aspects of green nanoparticles
2.7 Conclusions and future developments
References
3 Phytochemical-embedded nanocomposites: an update on processes and their applications
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Green nanotechnology: a sustainable approach
3.3 Applications of green nanotechnology fostering agriculture
3.3.1 Medicinal plant-based green nanomaterials
3.3.2 Nanodevices for precision delivery
3.3.3 Natural product nanocomposites for plant health
3.3.4 Organoelemental nanocomposites for plant growth and health
3.3.5 Nanobiosensors
3.4 Approaches for the natural product-based synthesis of nanomaterials
3.5 Phytochemical-embedded nanocomposites and their applications
3.6 Benefits and risks assessment of the use of green nanomaterials in agriculture
3.6.1 Agriculture and nanocomposites