Overview
- A complete introduction for use of nano-emulsions in food technology and its different applications
- Elaborates and comprehensively explains the concept of nano-emulsion
- Collection of most updated information to learn the techniques, recent advancements, challenges and opportunities in this field
- Pprovides critical and comprehensive data on nano-emulsions
Part of the book series: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World (ECSW, volume 13)
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About this book
Further, the book includes a critical review of the engineering aspect of fabricating food-grade nano-emulsions and describe recently developed vitamin encapsulated nano-systems. In closing, it discuss the challenges and opportunities of characterizing nano-emulsified systems, the market risks and opportunities of nano-emulsified foods, and packaging techniques and safety issues – including risk identification and risk management – for nano-foods.
The book offers a unique guide for scientists and researchers working in this field. It will also help researchers, policymakers, industry personnel, journalists and the general public to understand food nanotechnology in great detail.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Nandita Dasgupta
Nandita Dasgupta has vast working experience in Micro/Nanoscience and is currently serving at VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. She has worked at various research institutes and in the industry, including CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India and Uttar Pradesh Drugs and Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Lucknow, India. Her areas of interest include Micro/Nanomaterial fabrication and its applications in various fields – medicine, food, environment, agriculture, biomedical etc.
She has published many books and scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals and also served as an editorial board member and reviewer for reputed international peer-reviewed journals. She is the Associate Editor of the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters and has received several awards from different organizations e.g. best poster award, young researcher award, special achiever award, research award, etc. Â
Shivendu Ranjan
Shivendu Ranjan has extensive expertise in Micro/Nanotechnology and is currently working at VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. His research interests are multidisciplinary and include: Micro/Nanobiotechnology, Nano-toxicology, Environmental Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, and Nanoemulsions. He has published many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He has recently published five edited books and has contracted several more – all of which cover broad areas of Applied Micro/Nanotechnology. He is currently an Associate Editor of the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters and serves on the editorial panel for Biotechnology and Biotechnological, while also providing editorial support for several other journals. He has received several awards from different organizations e.g. best poster award, special achiever award, achiever award, research award, young researcher award etc.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to Food Grade Nanoemulsions
Authors: Nandita Dasgupta, Shivendu Ranjan
Series Title: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6986-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6985-7Published: 29 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4979-9Published: 25 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6986-4Published: 03 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2213-7114
Series E-ISSN: 2213-7122
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 182
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Bioinformatics, Biological Techniques, Food Microbiology, Plant Biochemistry