Migration of engineered nanoparticles from polymer packaging to food - A physicochemical view

Journal of Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 105-113

  Šimon, Peter ^a   Chaudhry, Qasim ^b   Bakoš, Dušan ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Engineered nanoparticle; Food; Food contact material; Migration; Nanomaterial; Packaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749088419     PISSN: 13368672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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