title: Recent patents in food nanotechnology.
abstract: Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field of current interest. The huge possibilities in most industries are making nanoscience grow at a rapid pace, but what is the real impact of nanotechnology in a traditional industry such as food? The study of patents published in the last 20 years provides the answer, and the results are quite surprising; the food industry is the fifth largest sector in terms of patents related to nanotechnology.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación e Innovación Alimentaria, Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia, 46022, Spain.
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez-Esteve
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernardos
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez-Mañez
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Barat
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D019649:Food Industry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology; D010330:Patents as Topic