Nanoscience and nanotechnologies in food industries: opportunities and research trends
Nanoscience and nanotechnologies in food industries: opportunities and research trends
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DOI：
10.1007/s11051-014-2464-5
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发表时间：
2014-05
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2.5
通讯作者：
S. Ranjan;N. Dasgupta;A. Chakraborty;S. Melvin Samuel;C. Ramalingam;R. Shanker;Ashutosh Kumar
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作者：
S. Ranjan;N. Dasgupta;A. Chakraborty;S. Melvin Samuel;C. Ramalingam;R. Shanker;Ashutosh Kumar
纳米材料由于其小尺寸和独特的物理化学特性，在科学、技术、医学、胶体技术、诊断、药物递送、个人护理应用等各个领域中获得了重要性。除了上述领域外，它还广泛用于食品行业，特别是保存和包装。未来在食品中的应用还可以扩展到改善保质期，食品质量，安全性，强化和生物传感器污染或变质的食品或食品包装。不同类型和形状的纳米材料正在根据食品的需要和性质而使用。这些纳米材料的表征对于了解与食品基质以及生物区室的相互作用至关重要。本文综述了纳米技术在食品工业中的应用。它还提供了市场上的商业产品与纳米材料的使用，目前的研究和这些领域的未来方面的见解。目前，它们被纳入商业产品的速度快于知识和法规的发展，以减轻与其制造、应用和处置相关的潜在健康和环境影响。由于纳米材料每天都有新的应用，因此应注意其潜在的毒性作用。
Nanomaterials have gained importance in various fields of science, technology, medicine, colloid technologies, diagnostics, drug delivery, personal care applications and others due to their small size and unique physico-chemical characteristic. Apart from above mentioned area, it is also extensively being used in food sector specifically in preservation and packaging. The future applications in food can also be extended to improve the shelf life, food quality, safety, fortification and biosensors for contaminated or spoiled food or food packaging. Different types and shapes of nanomaterials are being employed depending upon the need and nature of the food. Characterisation of these nanomaterials is essential to understand the interaction with the food matrix and also with biological compartment. This review is focused on application of nanotechnology in food industries. It also gives insight on commercial products in market with usage of nanomaterials, current research and future aspects in these areas. Currently, they are being incorporated into commercial products at a faster rate than the development of knowledge and regulations to mitigate potential health and environmental impacts associated with their manufacturing, application and disposal. As nanomaterials are finding new application every day, care should be taken about their potential toxic effects.