Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture 2

This book is the second volume on this topic within the series.  With unique properties, nanomaterials are rapidly finding novel applications in many fields such as food, medicine, agriculture and pollution.  Such applications include to treat cancer, nanosensors to detect food contamination, nanomaterials for food packaging, nanoencapsulation to preserve nutraceuticals, and nanofertilisers for advanced agriculture.  After an introductory chapter on property rights of nanomaterials, readers will discover the applications of nanotechnology in food, health, environment, ecotoxicology and agriculture.

Table des matières

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.

Résumé

This book is the second volume on this topic within the series.  With unique properties, nanomaterials are rapidly finding novel applications in many fields such as food, medicine, agriculture and pollution.  Such applications include to treat cancer, nanosensors to detect food contamination, nanomaterials for food packaging, nanoencapsulation to preserve nutraceuticals, and nanofertilisers for advanced agriculture.  After an introductory chapter on property rights of nanomaterials, readers will discover the applications of nanotechnology in food, health, environment, ecotoxicology and agriculture.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Nandit Dasgupta (Editeur), Nandita Dasgupta (Editeur), Eric Lichtfouse (Editeur), Shivendu Ranjan (Editeur)
• Edition: Springer, Berlin
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319818634
• ISBN: 978-3-31-981863-4
• Pages: 373
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 21 mm x 235 mm
• Poids: 593 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 373 p. 63 illus., 49 illus. in color.
• Thèmes: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews; Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Agriculture, horticulture; sylviculture, pisciculture, alimentation; B, Lebensmittel- und Getränketechnologie, Microbiology (non-medical), Mikrobiologie (nicht-medizinisch), microbiology, Agriculture, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Food Microbiology, Food and beverage technology