The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) and Leatherhead Food Research have announced the date of the next Nanotechnology in Food Special Interest Group (SIG) online seminar.
The seminar is dedicated to raising awareness of the potential impacts of nanotechnology in the food-and-drink industry.
The application of nanotechnologies in the food industry is at an early stage and is, at present, mainly applied in the packaging and nutraceutical areas.
The uptake of nanotechnology-based developments in packaging applications is increasing as new materials and sensor development come online.
In the food-and-drink sectors, such applications have risen significantly but only constitute a small part of overall packaging sales.
However, the potential future growth is high, with opportunities for developments in improving packaging's 'green credentials', improving security features and prolonging shelf life and antimicrobial functionality.
The online seminar, due to take place on 26 November, will be hosted by Dr Graham Moore, strategic consultant at Pira International.
Moore has examined issues and technology trends that affect the future of paper, packaging and print.
He has previously discussed the impact of nanotechnology on packaging and has written a number of papers on this topic.
The online seminar will look at commercial work carried out to date, as well as the key areas that the UK industry should be looking at developing to encourage further commercial take-up with support from the government.
