Dr Cristina M. Sabliov is Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department of Louisiana State University and LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, USA.

Dr Hongda Chen is the National Program Leader in Bioprocessing Engineering and Nanotechnology at USDA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Washington DC, USA.

Dr Rickey Y. Yada is Dean of the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and Professor of Food Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Contributors ix

1 Introduction 1
Cristina M. Sabliov, Hongda Chen and Rickey Yada

2 Nutrient absorption in the human gastrointestinal tract 3
Emily S. Mohn and Elizabeth J. Johnson

3 Cellular fate of delivery systems and entrapped bioactives 35
Cristina M. Sabliov, Dorel Moldovan, Brian Novak, Toni Borel, and Meocha Whaley

4 Interfacial science and the creation of nanoparticles 52
Stephanie R. Dungan

5 Controlling properties of micro] to nanosized dispersions using emulsification devices 69
Zheng Wang, Marcos A. Neves, Isao Kobayashi, and Mitsutoshi Nakajima

6 Delivery systems for food applications: an overview of preparation methods and encapsulation, release, and dispersion properties 91
Qixin Zhong, Huaiqiong Chen, Yue Zhang, Kang Pan, and Wan Wang

7 Characterization of nanoscale delivery systems 112
Rohan V. Tikekar

8 Impact of delivery systems on the chemical stability of bioactive lipids 130
Ketinun Kittipongpittaya, Lorena Salcedo, David Julian McClements, and Eric Andrew Decker

9 Encapsulation strategies to stabilize a natural folate, L-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid, for food fortification practices 142
David D. Kitts and Yazheng Liu

10 The application of nanoencapsulation to enhance the bioavailability and distribution of polyphenols 158
Alison Kamil, C]Y. Oliver Chen, and Jeffrey B. Blumberg

11 Properties and applications of multilayer and nanoscale emulsions 175
Moumita Ray, Renuka Gupta, and Dérick Rousseau

12 Liposome as efficient system for intracellular delivery of bioactive molecules 191
Mihaela Trif and Oana Craciunescu

13 Solid lipid nanoparticles and applications 214
Maria Fernanda San Martin]Gonzalez

14 Protein–polysaccharide complexes for effective delivery of bioactive functional food ingredients 224
Yunqi Li and Qingrong Huang

15 Bicontinuous delivery systems 247
Graciela Padua

16 Self]assembly of amylose, protein, and lipid as a nanoparticle carrier of hydrophobic small molecules 263
Genyi Zhang, Deepak Bhopatkar, Bruce R. Hamaker, and Osvaldo H. Campanella

17 Polymeric nanoparticles for food applications 272
Cristina M. Sabliov and Carlos E. Astete

18 Encapsulation of bioactive compounds using electrospinning and electrospraying technologies 297
Loong]Tak Lim

19 Risks and ethics in the context of food nanotechnology and the delivery of bioactive ingredients 318
Paul B. Thompson

20 Consumer perceptions of nanomaterials in functional foods 331
William K. Hallman and Mary L. Nucci

21 Safety assessment of nano] and microscale delivery vehicles for bioactive ingredients 348
Qasim Chaudhry and Laurence Castle

22 Evidence]based regulation of food nanotechnologies: a perspective from the European Union and United States 358
Diana Bowman, Qasim Chaudhry and Anna Gergely

Index 375

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