Utilizing Microfluidics in the Food Industry: Applications and Techniques thoroughly covers state-of-the-art applications of microfluidic systems in the food sector. The book presents fundamental concepts of microfluidic devices, liquid conduction in microfluidics, fabrication techniques, computational approaches, scalability approaches, and emerging concepts in nanofluidics. The second section provides details on microfluidics for food structure (emulsion, foams, micro and nano carriers) formulation and aspects for food processing food safety and quality analysis. The last section is dedicated to providing a futuristic view of this rapidly advancing field, emphasizing the need for research and market potential.This comprehensive reference written by world renowned scientists provides both fundamentals and principles or other application sectors in the microfluidics on food processing.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction to microfluidics - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Fundamentals of fluid dynamics in microchannels - p. 23 3. Chapter 3 Microfluidics chip design and geometry control - p. 49 4. Chapter 4 Fabrication techniques for microfluidics devices - p. 69 5. Chapter 5 Fundamentals of droplet generation in microfluidic devices - p. 97 6. Chapter 6 Nanofluidics and emerging concepts in microfluidic devices - p. 113 7. Chapter 7 Food structure formulation: foams and bubbles - p. 123 8. Chapter 8 Food structure formulation: micro and nanocarriers - p. 137 9. Chapter 9 Food processing: mixing and dispersion - p. 161 10. Chapter 10 Food processing: extraction - p. 171 11. Chapter 11 Microfluidics-based cell-free protein synthesis - p. 187 12. Chapter 12 Detection of nutritional biomarkers - p. 205 13. Chapter 13 Food quality evaluation using lab-on-a-chip - p. 219 14. Chapter 14 Food safety evaluation: biological - p. 235 15. Chapter 15 Food safety evaluation: chemical - p. 267 16. Chapter 16 Application of microfluidics in food packaging - p. 307 17. Chapter 17 Information and communication technology-linked applications in the food industry - p. 333 18. Chapter 18 Commercialization, challenges, and the future of microfluidics devices - p. 363 19. Index - p. 391 20. Index - Continued - p. 404
Utilizing Microfluidics in the Food Industry: Applications and Techniques thoroughly covers state-of-the-art applications of microfluidic systems in the food sector. The book presents fundamental concepts of microfluidic devices, liquid conduction in microfluidics, fabrication techniques, computational approaches, scalability approaches, and emerging concepts in nanofluidics. The second section provides details on microfluidics for food structure (emulsion, foams, micro and nano carriers) formulation and aspects for food processing food safety and quality analysis. The last section is dedicated to providing a futuristic view of this rapidly advancing field, emphasizing the need for research and market potential.This comprehensive reference written by world renowned scientists provides both fundamentals and principles or other application sectors in the microfluidics on food processing.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction to microfluidics - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Fundamentals of fluid dynamics in microchannels - p. 23 3. Chapter 3 Microfluidics chip design and geometry control - p. 49 4. Chapter 4 Fabrication techniques for microfluidics devices - p. 69 5. Chapter 5 Fundamentals of droplet generation in microfluidic devices - p. 97 6. Chapter 6 Nanofluidics and emerging concepts in microfluidic devices - p. 113 7. Chapter 7 Food structure formulation: foams and bubbles - p. 123 8. Chapter 8 Food structure formulation: micro and nanocarriers - p. 137 9. Chapter 9 Food processing: mixing and dispersion - p. 161 10. Chapter 10 Food processing: extraction - p. 171 11. Chapter 11 Microfluidics-based cell-free protein synthesis - p. 187 12. Chapter 12 Detection of nutritional biomarkers - p. 205 13. Chapter 13 Food quality evaluation using lab-on-a-chip - p. 219 14. Chapter 14 Food safety evaluation: biological - p. 235 15. Chapter 15 Food safety evaluation: chemical - p. 267 16. Chapter 16 Application of microfluidics in food packaging - p. 307 17. Chapter 17 Information and communication technology-linked applications in the food industry - p. 333 18. Chapter 18 Commercialization, challenges, and the future of microfluidics devices - p. 363 19. Index - p. 391 20. Index - Continued - p. 404
