Significance of nanotechnology in food industry – An overview

Nanotechnology is invading the food industry and establishing great potential. Researchers at the Vel Tech Multitech Engineering College in India made an overview. One of the subjects is packaging.
They found that packaging is revolutionized due to the integration of nanocomposites, nanosensors, bio-degradable nanocomposites for leakage proof, gases free, and pathogen less food packaging. They act as barrier for exchange of gases and maintain the quality of food using nanoclays, the formation of bacterial and fungal organisms or any kind of pathogens and toxins are terminated using antimicrobial packaging using bionanoparticles. An article about the research is published in APCBEE Procedia 8.
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