1st Edition
Nanotechnology Horizons in Food Process Engineering Volume 3: Trends, Nanomaterials, and Food Delivery
Part 1: Current Trends in Nanotechnology for Food Applications
1. Stability and Fate of Nanoparticles in Foods
Amisha Kushwaha, Gajendar Singh, and Manu Sharma
2. Nano-Biosensing for Detection of Food Contaminants
Mathivanan Sivaji, Muthuraman Yuvaraj, Eman Tawfik Hussien, Thangaraj Thilagavathi, and Pachamuthu Ayyadurai
Part 2: Innovative Technologies in Nanomaterials for Food Applications
3. Nanotechnology Applications in Agriculture
Pankaj Kumar, Karuna Dhiman, Ishani Shaunak, Geetika Gambhir, Arun Kumar, and Dinesh K. Srivastava
4. Postharvest Physiology, Value Chain Advancement, and Nanotechnology in Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables
Neeru Dubey, Srishti Chitranshi, Shailendra K. Dwivedi, and Anshu Sharma
5. Role of Nanotechnology in Nutrient Delivery
Deepshikha Rawat, Vidisha Tomer, Sanskriti Pandey, and Seherpreet Kaur Flora
6. Implications of Nanotechnology in Food Packaging
Anshu Sharma, Amisha Sharma, Marisha Baurai, Nancy Loria, Neeru Dubey, and Vijay Yadav Tokala
7. Applications of Nanotechnology in the Dairy Industry
Samriti Guleria, Mukul Kumar, Vikas Bansal, and Ashwani Kumar
Part 3: Nanotechnology to Improve Food Delivery Systems
8. Antimicrobial Nanoparticles: Production, Mechanism of Action, and Applications in the Food Sector
Saurabh Sharma, Ajay Sharma, Shailja Sankhyan, Anil Kumar, and Anil K. Sharma
9. Nanoencapsulation of Bioactive Compounds
Neha Sharma, Mudasir Yaqoob, Prastuty Singh, Gurkirat Kaur, and Poonam Aggarwal
10. Development of Nutraceuticals Using Nanotechnological Tools: Current Scenario and Future Prospects
Eman Tawfik Hussien, Muthuraman Yuvaraj, Mathivanan Sivaji, and Thangaraj Thilagavathi
11. Potential of Biofunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles in Food Safety: Detection of Toxins and Foodborne Pathogens
Sharad Raghuvanshi, Hina Khan, Vaishali Saroha, Jitendra Singh, Ashish Kadam, and Dharm Dutt
Biography
Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus. He was proclaimed as the “Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century” by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 100 books.
Santosh K. Mishra, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dairy Microbiology at the College of Dairy Science and Technology at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He has served in the dairy industry as a Quality Assurance Executive at Mother Dairy, New Delhi, and has handled several externally funded projects. He has published research, review, and popular articles in national and international journals as well as several book chapters and teaching reviews in various training programs.
Satish Kumar, PhD, is an Assistant Professor (Food Science and Technology) at the College of Horticulture and Forestry at Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry in Himachal Pradesh, India. Dr. Kumar served at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-Punjab, India, as Assistant Professor (Food Technology and Nutrition). He has participated in several national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, training, symposiums, etc. He has to his credit research papers, book chapters, conference papers, and abstracts.
