Nanoparticles in food packaging: Biodegradability and potential migration to food-A review

Food Packaging and Shelf Life

Volumn 8, Issue , 2016, Pages 63-70

  Souza, Victor Gomes Lauriano ^a   Fernando, Ana Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Ecotoxicity; Food safety; Nanoparticles; Nanotoxicology; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973137347     PISSN: 22142894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2016.04.001     Document Type: Article

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