Challenges in the determination of engineered nanomaterials in foods
•Developments in the determination of ENMs in food are detailed.•Problems and limitations of sample preparation protocols are discussed.•A critical review of analytical methods for determination of ENMs in food is presented•Challenges are outlined and future prospects envisaged. [Display omitted] De...
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| Published in: | TrAC, Trends in analytical chemistry (Regular ed.) Trends in analytical chemistry (Regular ed.), 2016-11, Vol.84, p.149-159 |
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| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | •Developments in the determination of ENMs in food are detailed.•Problems and limitations of sample preparation protocols are discussed.•A critical review of analytical methods for determination of ENMs in food is presented•Challenges are outlined and future prospects envisaged.
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Detection, characterization, and quantification of engineering nanomaterials (ENMs) in foods is still a pending issue that needs to be tackle to protect consumers and to fix some related aspects (e.g. labelling or control). The global challenge for the analytical sciences is that ENMs are a new sort of analytes, involving both chemical (composition, mass and number concentration) and physical information (e.g. size, shape, aggregation). In this critical review, we evaluate and compare the procedures involved in the analytical methods and studies developed thus far for the identification and quantification of ENMs in food. We discuss advantages and limitation as well as prospects. We pointed out the main specific challenges that remain within this topic. Finally, we also envisaged future perspectives on the determination of ENMs. |
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| ISSN: | 0165-9936 1879-3142 |