SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
Volume 3 / 2012 to Volume 9 / 2012
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Future Challenges and Conclusions
The growing volume of reports and research publications related to the development of nano-based structures highlights the significant interest demonstrated by scientists in the food, nutraceutical, and pharma...
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Introduction
Over the past few years, the demand for bioactive compounds offering health benefits has increased all around the globe. Bioactive compounds comprises numerous compounds such as polyphenols, alkaloids, caroten...
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Synthetic Polymeric Nanocarriers
Echogenic immunoliposomes are nano-carriers controlled by ultrasound to release encapsulated compounds/drugs from their carriers. These echogenic nano-carriers are fabricated by suspending lipids in an aqueous...
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Carbohydrate Based Nanocarriers
After lipids and proteins, carbohydrates are the most abundant primary metabolites present in our environment. Mostly, carbohydrates exist in their polysaccharide form, with more than ten monosaccharide groups...
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Quality Parameters of Nanoencapsulation
After fabrication of these nanostructures, their characteristics are analyzed based on their structure, morphology, stability, drug loading/releasing efficiency, and molecular attributes. As illustrated in the...
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Controlled Release and Target Delivery of Nanoencapsulated Compounds
Based on the application of the encapsulated compounds, its release mechanism is tailored, such as a rapid-release system in local anesthetic lotions and slow release in sunscreens lotions. The release is gene...
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Protein-Based Nanocarriers
Protein-based nanoencapsulation possesses a higher compound/drug loading capacity than other nanostructures. It improves the absorption and bioavailability of the encapsulated compounds (Abaee et al. 2017; Che...
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Nanoencapsulation of Bioactive Compounds
A protein is composed of more than 50 amino acids (>5000 Da) in the form of a long chain, while peptides consist of a smaller group of less than 50 amino acids (500–5000 Da) linked by peptide bonds. They play ...
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Lipid-Based Nanocarriers
Lipid-based nanocarriers (LNCs) are designed from lipid molecules to encapsulate hydrophobic compounds such as polyphenols, lipophilic vitamins, aromas, and fatty acids. The previous generation of LNCs include...
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Sustainable Processing Through Efficient Use of Energy and Minimizing Waste Production
This chapter primarily focuses on food processing and its various techniques that promise to deliver fresh-like attributes with enhanced shelf-life and rich nutritional qualities. With limited resources and mi...
