Nonspecific distribution and uncontrollable release of drugs in conventional drug delivery
systems (CDDSs) have led to the development of smart nanocarrier-based drug delivery …

Nanotechnology offers the food industry a number of new approaches for improving the
quality, shelf life, safety, and healthiness of foods. Nevertheless, there is concern from …

Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) are produced on an industrial scale and are an addition to a
growing number of commercial products. SNPs also have great potential for a variety of …

This study uniquely describes all steps of the risk assessment process for the use of one
specific nanomaterial (nanosilica) in food products. The aim was to identify gaps in essential …

Nanotechnology applied to food and beverage packaging has created enormous interest in
recent years, but in the same time there are many controversial issues surrounding …

The presence, dissolution, agglomeration state, and release of materials in the nano-size
range from food containing engineered nanoparticles during human digestion is a key …

Synthetic amorphous silica (SAS), in the form of pyrogenic (fumed), precipitated, gel or
colloidal SAS, has been used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications …

From the current state-of-the-art, it is clear that nanotechnology applications are expected to
bring a range of benefits to the food sector aiming at providing better quality and …

Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS)
provides a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of silicon dioxide (E 551) when used as …

In this study, the skin penetration and cellular uptake of amorphous silica particles with
positive and negative surface charge and sizes ranging from 291±9 to 42±3 nm were …