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Nanocomposite Materials in Food Packaging: Opportunities, Challenges and Safety Assessment

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Nanotechnology by using nanocomposite is a promising future in food packaging applications in the global market. The capabilities of nanocomposite to improve mechanical, thermal, barrier and other properties has urged the researchers to explore more on this area. The common applications are used for food packaging such as active packaging, intelligent packaging, surface biocides, nanocoating, nano sensors, nutrition and nutraceuticals and bioplastics. However, the challenges occur when the unknown potential risks to human health is questioned by the society including ability of nanoparticles to migrate and the leaching mechanisms of nanoparticles leaching. This chapter discussed how nanocomposite plays an important role in food industry especially in food packaging. The opportunities, challenges and safety assessment were explained clearly to give overview to the reader the importance of nanotechnology.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the Ministry of Education (MOE) Malaysia for funding this work under Transdisciplinary Research Grant Scheme (TRGS) grant no. 6769003 and MRUN (USM- MCUN/MTUN) Translational Research Grant no. 656206.K145.

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    Ku Nur Izzati Ku Mohamad Faudzi & Srimala Sreekantan

  2. Oncological and Radiological Sciences Cluster, Advanced Medical & Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Malaysia

    Ku Nur Izzati Ku Mohamad Faudzi, Rabiatul Basria S. M. N. Mydin & Nur Afiqah Amalina Romli

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Faudzi, K.N.I.K.M., Sreekantan, S., Mydin, R.B.S.M.N., Romli, N.A.A. (2020). Nanocomposite Materials in Food Packaging: Opportunities, Challenges and Safety Assessment. In: Siddiquee, S., Gan Jet Hong, M., Mizanur Rahman, M. (eds) Composite Materials: Applications in Engineering, Biomedicine and Food Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45489-0_18

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