Advanced analytical techniques for the measurement of nanomaterials in food and agricultural samples: A review

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 118-125

  Bandyopadhyay, Susmita ^a   Peralta Videa, Jose R ^a   Gardea Torresdey, Jorge L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; food products; measurement; nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SAMPLES; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; ECOTOXICITY; END-USER APPLICATIONS; FOOD INDUSTRIES; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; NANOPRODUCTS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOOD PRODUCTS; MEASUREMENTS; NANOPARTICLES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BIOFUEL; FOOD ADDITIVE; NANOMATERIAL; SILICON; SILVER;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOW FIELD FRACTIONATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOSENSOR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; REVIEW; SAMPLING;

EID: 84874918603     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2012.0325     Document Type: Review

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