TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing Nano-Delivery Systems for Agriculture and Food Applications with Nature-Derived Polymers
AU - Sampathkumar, Kaarunya
AU - Tan, Kei Xian
AU - Loo, Say Chye Joachim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors
PY - 2020/5/22
Y1 - 2020/5/22
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Agricultural Science
KW - Food Science
KW - Nanotechnology
KW - Polymers
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U2 - 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101055
DO - 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101055
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85083591483
SN - 2589-0042
VL - 23
JO - iScience
JF - iScience
IS - 5
M1 - 101055
ER -