Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials

Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials is designed to cover different types of nanomaterials that have applications related to the environment, food and medicine. It is an important resource for materials scientists and bioengineers looking to learn more about the applications of nanomaterials for sustainable development applications. Nanoscale materials possess excellent properties that have been explored in the areas of biomedicals, food, agriculture, the environment, catalysis, sensing and energy storage. Examples of these new applications include smart and active food packaging, nanobiosensors, bioremediation, wastewater treatment, implant coatings, tissue engineering, delivery systems for food and pharmaceutical applications, and food safety. Helps readers make decisions on the suitability and appropriateness of a synthetic route and characterization technique for a particular nanosystem Enables readers to analyze and compare experimental data and extract in-depth information about the physical properties of the polymeric gels using mathematical models Teaches users about the applications of nanomaterials for sustainable development applications INDICE: Part I General Introduction1. Introduction to nanomaterials2. Nanomaterials synthesis and characterization strategies3. Translation of nanomaterials4. Nano-robotsPart II Food applications5. Polysaccharide-based nanomaterials6. Protein-based nanomaterials7. Lipid-based nanostructures8. Conjugated nanostructures9. Nanostructures for improving food structure and functionality10. Nanomaterials in improving microbial food safety11. Nanomaterials in detection of food contaminants12. Nanocomposites in food packaging13. Nano delivery systems for food bioactivesPart III Medical applications14. Nano-formulations in drug delivery15. Nanomaterials in wound healing applications16. Nanostructure based medical adhesives17. Implant coatings18. Nanoformulations for antitumor activity19. Nanomaterials in anticancer treatment20. Bionanocomposites in tissue engineering21. Nanomaterials in biosensors for medical applicationsPart IV Environmental applications22. Nanomaterials based biosensors23. Microbial nanoparticle synthesis and its applications24. Nanomaterials in bioremediation25. Nanomaterials in waste water treatment26. Environmental impacts of nanomaterials

• ISBN: 978-0-12-822858-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 570
• Fecha Publicación: 28/03/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés