The following study was conducted by Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA. Study is published in iScience Journal – Cell Press Publishing as detailed below.
iScience Journal – Cell Press Publishing (2020)
Developing Nano-Delivery Systems for Agriculture and Food Applications with Nature-Derived Polymers
Abstract
The applications of nanotechnology are wide ranging, and developing functional nanomaterials for agri-food applications from nature-derived polymers is widely conceived as a sustainable approach that is safer for human and animal consumption. In light of this, this review focuses on the advances in the development of nano-delivery systems using nature-derived polymers for agri-food applications. The review opens with a section detailing the different types of nature-derived polymers currently being used in various applications in the agri-food industry with a special mention on microbial extracellular polymeric materials. The major applications of nano-delivery systems in the food sector, such as food fortification and food preservation, as well as in the agricultural sector for controlled release of agrochemicals using nature-derived polymers are discussed. The review ends with a perspective on the safety and public perception of nano-enabled foods with a concluding remark on future directions of incorporating nano-delivery systems for agri-food purposes.
Source:
iScience – Cell Press Publishing
URL: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(20)30240-6
Citation:
Sampathkumar, K., K. X. Tan, et al. (2020). “Developing Nano-Delivery Systems for Agriculture and Food Applications with Nature-Derived Polymers.” iScience 23(5).
