Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture 2

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ranjan, Shivendu (Editor), Dasgupta, Nandita (Editor), Lichtfouse, Eric (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 21
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.; Food Microbiology.

Nanomaterials with unique properties are currently dramatically improving agriculture and food production. This book is the second on Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture published within the series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. The chapters address four major topics of applied nanotechnology: foo...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Intellectual property rights for nanotechnology in agriculture
• Chapter 2: Nanobiotechnology methods to incorporate bioactive compounds in food packaging
• Chapter 3: Nanotechnological applications in food packaging, sensors and bioactive delivery systems
• Chapter 4: Nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds for nutraceutical food
• Chapter 5: Biofortification of food with minerals and vitamins encapsulated in silica
• Chapter 6: Nanomaterials for monitoring and remediation of water pollution
• Chapter 7: Phytochemically functionalized silver and gold nanoparticles to treat microbes, viruses and cancer
• Chapter 8: Nanotechnology for the detection and diagnosis of plant pathogens
• Chapter 9: Nanoparticle toxicity in water, soil, microbes, plant and animals
• Chapter 10: Nanoparticles in water, soils and agriculture.