Nanotechnology approaches for improving the healthiness and sustainability of the modern food supply

DJ McClements - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has been successfully used in many commercial applications to create
innovative products with new or improved functional attributes. In this article, the utilization of …

Development of biodegradable and antimicrobial electrospun zein fibers for food packaging

Z Aytac, R Huang, N Vaze, T Xu, BD Eitzer… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
There is an urgent need to develop biodegradable and nontoxic materials from biopolymers
and nature-derived antimicrobials to enhance food safety and quality. In this study …

Enhancing agrichemical delivery and seedling development with biodegradable, tunable, biopolymer-based nanofiber seed coatings

T Xu, C Ma, Z Aytac, X Hu, KW Ng… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
One of the challenges in agriculture consists of the inefficiencies in agrichemical delivery
and utilization. Herein, a biodegradable, tunable, biopolymer-based nanoplatform was …

High-throughput screening platform for nanoparticle-mediated alterations of DNA repair capacity

SM Toprani, D Bitounis, Q Huang, N Oliveira, KW Ng… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The potential genotoxic effects of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) may occur through the
induction of DNA damage or the disruption of DNA repair processes. Inefficient DNA repair …

A novel antimicrobial technology to enhance food safety and quality of leafy vegetables using engineered water nanostructures

R Huang, N Vaze, A Soorneedi, MD Moore… - Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we report a novel,“dry”, nano-aerosol-based, antimicrobial technology using
engineered water nanostructures (EWNSs) for leafy vegetable disinfection. These EWNS …

Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 surrogate inactivation on surfaces and in air using UV and blue light-based intervention technologies

D Singh, AR Soorneedi, N Vaze… - Journal of the Air & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need to utilize existing and develop new
intervention technologies for SARS-CoV-2 inactivation on surfaces and in the air. Ultraviolet …

Inactivating Sars-CoV-2 surrogates on surfaces using engineered water nanostructures incorporated with nature derived antimicrobials

N Vaze, AR Soorneedi, MD Moore, P Demokritou - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The continuing cases of COVID-19 due to emerging strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
underscore the urgent need to develop effective antiviral technologies. A crucial aspect of …

Cellulose nanofiber platform for pesticide sequestration in the gastrointestinal tract

CG Ho, MI Setyawati, GM DeLoid, K Li, SS Adav… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exploitation of nature-derived materials is an important approach to promote environmental
sustainability. Among these materials, cellulose is of particular interest due to its abundance …

Efficacy of a New Alcohol-Free Organic Acid-Based Hand Sanitizer against Foodborne Pathogens

G Bayer, A Shayganpour, IS Bayer - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In light of the global health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous experts
have deemed the utilization of hand sanitizers imperative as a precautionary measure …

[HTML][HTML] Application of novel engineered water nanostructures techniques for eggshell surface decontamination

S Aminian, MM Heydari, B Thompson… - LWT, 2024 - Elsevier
Hen eggs play a vital role in the human diet and their safety is critical to avoid the risk of
foodborne illness for consumers. Engineered Water Nanostructures (EWNS) generated via …