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Review
. 2020 May 22;23(5):101055.
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101055. Epub 2020 Apr 12.

Developing Nano-Delivery Systems for Agriculture and Food Applications with Nature-Derived Polymers

Kaarunya Sampathkumar  1 , Kei Xian Tan  1 , Say Chye Joachim Loo  2
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Review

Developing Nano-Delivery Systems for Agriculture and Food Applications with Nature-Derived Polymers

Kaarunya Sampathkumar et al. iScience. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Agricultural Science; Food Science; Nanotechnology; Polymers.

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Graphic Showing the Various Possible Benefits of EPS
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Applications of Biopolymeric Nano-Delivery Systems in the Agri-Food Sector
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Incorporation of Nano-Delivery Systems in Edible Coatings
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Graphic Enunciating the Need for Nano-Delivery Systems in Agriculture SEM micrographs adapted with permission from (Hazra and Kumar, 2015, Marchiol et al., 2019, Iswanti et al., 2019).
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