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Nanotechnology research methods for foods and bioproducts / edited by Graciela W. Padua, Qin Wang.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118229262
  • 1118229266
  • 9781118229347
  • 1118229347
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nanotechnology research methods for foods and bioproducts.DDC classification:
  • 664 23
LOC classification:
  • TP248.65.F66 N36 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Foreword; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Material components for nanostructures; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Self-assembly; 2.3 Proteins and peptides; 2.4 Carbohydrates; 2.5 Protein-polysaccharides; 2.6 Liquid crystals; 2.7 Inorganic materials; 3 Self-assembled nanostructures; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Self-assembly; 3.3 Layer-by-layer assembly; 3.4 Nanoemulsions; 4 Nanocomposites; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Polymer nanocomposites; 4.3 Nanocomposite formation; 4.4 Structure characterization; 4.5 Biobased nanocomposites; 4.6 Conclusion.
Summary: 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 in food and bioproducts nanotechnology. This book focuses on state-of-the-art equipment and contains a description of the essential tool kit of a nanotechnologist. Targeted at researchers and product development teams, this book serves as a quick reference and a guide in the selection of nanotechnolo.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Foreword; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Material components for nanostructures; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Self-assembly; 2.3 Proteins and peptides; 2.4 Carbohydrates; 2.5 Protein-polysaccharides; 2.6 Liquid crystals; 2.7 Inorganic materials; 3 Self-assembled nanostructures; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Self-assembly; 3.3 Layer-by-layer assembly; 3.4 Nanoemulsions; 4 Nanocomposites; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Polymer nanocomposites; 4.3 Nanocomposite formation; 4.4 Structure characterization; 4.5 Biobased nanocomposites; 4.6 Conclusion.

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 in food and bioproducts nanotechnology. This book focuses on state-of-the-art equipment and contains a description of the essential tool kit of a nanotechnologist. Targeted at researchers and product development teams, this book serves as a quick reference and a guide in the selection of nanotechnolo.

Biotechnology & Bioinformatics