A novel antimicrobial technology to enhance food safety and quality of leafy vegetables using engineered water nanostructures
Runze Huang, Nachiket Vaze, Anand Soorneedi, Matthew D. Moore, Yaguang Luo, Elena Poverenov, Victor Rodov, Philip Demokritou
Abstract
Here, we report a novel, “dry”, nano-aerosol-based, antimicrobial technology using engineered water nanostructures (EWNS) for leafy vegetable disinfection.
Topics & Concepts
Leafy vegetablesAntimicrobialFood safetyLeafyWater disinfectionFood scienceNanotechnologyBiotechnologyEnvironmental scienceMaterials scienceChemistryEnvironmental engineeringAgronomyBiologyMicrobiologyBiosensors and Analytical DetectionNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety