Nanotechnology in Food Packaging

Category General
Difficulty Level Normal
Audience Level General
Description Nanoscience has a wide range of effects on other industries. In this course, a huge amount of information in regards with the role of nanoscience in industries is presented.
Overview
Rapid development of nanotechnology is often considered as a fundamental revolution in technology and is compared with the discovery of antibiotics, television, nuclear weapons, and computer technologies. Nanotechnology is a key technology and refers to a wide range of scientific and technological activities that study and work with phenomena or properties at nanometer scale (around 0.1-100nm; one nanometer is one millionth of a meter). Introducing current and potential applications is as significant as education. In this course, nanotechnology applications in textile, agriculture, oil and gas, automotive, environment, sports and nutrition industry are reported.

Booklet
Description
It starts with an introduction, then it talks about the packages which are equipped with nanosensors. It goes through modifying packaging of materials by the use of nanotechnology, in active packaging, and in smart packaging.

Mental Challenge
What is smart packaging?

Quizzes and Activities

Activity: Research on what the mechanism of indicators is which results in changes in color by environmental changes.




Further Reading Sources

Smart Packaging: Opportunities and Challenges