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ClearNanotechnology in Packaging for Food Industry: Past, Present, and Future
This review covers how nanotechnology is being used in food packaging to extend shelf life, detect spoilage, and improve food safety. While nanomaterials offer benefits like antimicrobial properties and better barrier protection, there are concerns about nanoparticles migrating into food and their potential effects on human health. The authors note that regulations for nanotechnology in food packaging are still developing and need to keep pace with the rapid adoption of these materials.
"Nano Packaging and its Potential Application: A Review"
This review examines nano packaging technologies and their potential applications in food preservation and other industries, discussing nanomaterial types, barrier properties, antimicrobial functions, and the regulatory and safety considerations surrounding the use of nanoscale materials in food contact applications.
Application of Nanotechnology in Sustainable Food Packaging
This review examines nanotechnology applications in sustainable food packaging, covering how nano-enhanced biodegradable biopolymers improve barrier properties and food safety while addressing plastic pollution and reducing reliance on conventional single-use plastics.
Nanoarchitectonics of Sustainable Food Packaging: Materials, Methods, and Environmental Factors.
This review examines the nanoarchitectonics of sustainable food packaging, covering how nanoscale structural and functional design of materials including biopolymers and nanocomposites affects packaging performance, barrier properties, and environmental impact.
Biomaterials Technology for AgroFood Resilience
This review covers recent advances in biomaterial design for agricultural and food applications, including seed encapsulation for controlled release of growth-promoting microbes, targeted delivery of payloads to plant tissues, edible antimicrobial food coatings, and sensor platforms for detecting food spoilage. The review connects nano- and microfabrication strategies to the goal of enhancing food production resilience and reducing supply chain losses.
Construction of nano slow-release systems for antibacterial active substances and its applications: A comprehensive review
This review examines nano-carrier systems designed to deliver antibacterial active substances for applications in food packaging, preservation, and other fields. Researchers found that combining natural antimicrobial compounds with nano-carrier materials can substantially improve their stability and effectiveness while reducing microbial resistance, offering promising alternatives to conventional plastic-based approaches.
Emerging Frontiers in Nanotechnology for Precision Agriculture: Advancements, Hurdles and Prospects
This review explores how nanotechnology is being used in precision agriculture, from nano-based fertilizers and pesticides to tiny sensors that monitor soil quality and plant health. While promising for reducing chemical use in farming, the paper notes that the environmental, health, and safety risks of nanomaterials -- similar to concerns about nanoplastics -- need thorough evaluation before widespread adoption.
Boosting food safety in Ghana: Exploring the future of nanotechnology
This review assessed the potential of nanotechnology to improve food safety in Ghana, covering applications in food fraud detection, contaminant removal, and quality assurance within the context of developing-country food systems.
Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Emerging Contaminants in Food
This systematic review focuses on microplastics and nanoplastics as emerging contaminants in our food supply. These tiny particles enter food through packaging, processing, and environmental contamination. Current detection methods are still limited, making it difficult to fully measure how much plastic we are eating — highlighting the need for better testing to protect food safety.
Evolution of biobased and nanotechnology packaging – a review
This review traces the evolution of bio-based and nanotechnology food packaging, covering material advances, barrier properties, and end-of-life considerations. It discusses how conventional synthetic packaging contributes to marine microplastic pollution and how biodegradable bio-based alternatives could reduce this impact.
Food is Medicine: Next Steps Towards Feeding the World Using Nanotechnology Law
This policy review examined how nanotechnology law and food safety regulations have evolved to address nanotechnology's expanding role in food systems, from crop cultivation to drug delivery via food. The authors called for updated international regulatory frameworks that explicitly address nano-enabled food ingredients and their safety assessment.
Advancements in Biodegradable Active Films for Food Packaging: Effects of Nano/Microcapsule Incorporation
This review examines how incorporating nano- and microcapsules containing natural antimicrobial and antioxidant compounds into biodegradable packaging films can extend food shelf life. Researchers found that these capsules protect the active compounds during processing and allow their controlled release over time. The technology offers a promising alternative to synthetic preservatives while also reducing reliance on conventional plastics in food packaging.
Sustainable and Bio-Based Food Packaging: A Review on Past and Current Design Innovations
This review covers innovations in food packaging materials, including bio-based and biodegradable options, smart sensors that detect spoilage, and active packaging that extends shelf life. Understanding packaging alternatives is relevant to microplastic concerns because conventional plastic packaging is a major source of micro- and nanoplastic contamination in food.
Nanosafety: An Evolving Concept to Bring the Safest Possible Nanomaterials to Society and Environment
Researchers reviewed the evolving field of nanosafety, examining approaches to evaluate the potential toxicity and risks of nanomaterials used across industries including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, and agriculture. The study discusses how traditional toxicological methods are being adapted alongside new nanotoxicology approaches to assess immunotoxicity and genotoxicity of nanomaterials. The review highlights the need for comprehensive safety frameworks as the rapid development of new nanomaterials continues to outpace our understanding of their potential health effects.
Antimicrobial Nanomaterials for Food Packaging
This review examined antimicrobial nanomaterials for food packaging, covering how metal-based and polymer nanocomposites can extend shelf life while discussing safety concerns including the potential for nanoparticle migration into food.
Materials
This paper reviews advances in nanocomposite and biopolymer-based food packaging materials, noting that microplastic pollution has been detected globally and is a recognized threat to ecosystem and human health. It briefly contextualises microplastics as a motivation for developing biodegradable packaging alternatives, though the primary focus is materials science rather than microplastics research per se.
Nano-biotechnology, an applicable approach for sustainable future
Researchers reviewed how nanobiotechnology—combining nanotechnology with biological systems—has improved efficiency across medical drug delivery, environmental remediation, agricultural applications, and industrial enzyme processes, with nano-scale materials enabling precision and reduced side effects compared to conventional methods.
Nanoparticles in food: formation during cooking, migration from packaging, and nanoplastics release—food safety implications
This review examines how nanoparticles form in food during cooking, migrate from packaging materials, and are released as nanoplastics during food preparation. Researchers found that high-temperature cooking generates fluorescent carbon nanoparticles, while nanosilver transfers from packaging into food at rates that increase with temperature and storage time. The study highlights the need for standardized methods and long-term exposure research to fully understand the health implications of nanoparticles in our food supply.
Recent Advances and Perspectives of Nanomaterials in Agricultural Management and Associated Environmental Risk: A Review
This review covers recent advances in using nanomaterials for agricultural applications, including nanopesticides, nanofertilizers, and nanosensors for crop management. Researchers found that these technologies can improve plant growth and stress tolerance while reducing the overall quantity of chemicals needed. However, the study also notes that the long-term environmental fate and potential ecological risks of agricultural nanomaterials still require thorough investigation.
Revisión:aplicación de la nanotecnología como innovación en recubrimientos alimentarios
Not relevant to microplastics — this Spanish-language review covers nanotechnology applications in biodegradable food coatings as alternatives to synthetic plastic packaging, mentioning microplastics only in the context of motivating the search for alternatives rather than studying plastic pollution itself.