Nanotechnology research methods for foods and bioproducts

Food nanotechnology is an expanding field. This expansion is based on the advent of new technologies for nanostructure characterization, visualization, and construction. Nanotechnology Research Methods for Food and Bioproducts introduces the reader to a selection of the most widely used techniques i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Padua, Graciela W. (Author), Wang, Qin , 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell , c2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Material components for nanostructures
  • 3. Self-assembled nanostructures
  • 4. Nanocomposites
  • 5. Nanotechnology-enabled delivery systems for food functionalization and fortification
  • 6. Scanning electron microscopy
  • 7. Transmission electron microscopy
  • 8. Dynamic light scattering
  • 9. X-ray diffraction
  • 10. Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation
  • 11. Focused ion beams
  • 12. X-ray computerized microtomography