Detecting and characterizing nanoparticles in food, beverages and nutraceuticals

Nanotechnology in the Food, Beverage and Nutraceutical Industries

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 53-81

  Dudkiewicz, A ^a,b   Luo, P ^a   Tiede, K ^b   Boxall, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Characterization; Food; Nanoparticles; Sample preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902983706     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84569-739-6.50003-4     Document Type: Chapter

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