Novel techniques in food processing: bionanocomposites

Bionanocomposites are a group of materials mainly produced from biodegradable resources (polysaccharides, proteins, lipids and biodegradable synthetic polymers) reinforced with nanofillers playing different roles and functionalities. These materials are usually fabricated by solution intercalation or melt intercalation. Bionanocomposites can be used to design active packaging to extend the shelf life of food products. Also these materials may be exploit in producing nanofibers using melt spinning, solution blowing and electrospinning which are promising area in medical and food industry to improve stability, bioavailability and controlled release. Application of nanocomposites as transducer in biosensors due to their flexibility, lightweight, scalability and resistance to corrosion has been proved in electro-analytical sensors in industry.