Nanotechnology and its Partnership with Synbiotics

Abstract

In the realm of nanotechnology, there are no barriers aside from a researcher's imagination that can prevent the field from being a reputable force. The emergence of nanomedicine is an actual benefit in the increased interest placed within the food sector. As the field evolves, it is in a constant state of improvement. Researchers seek for innovative ways to combine the fundamentals of Nano-measurement with the emerging importance of colon health. Nanotechnology is becoming a valuable source of supportive help to the once known golden standards of gastroenterology. The once preventative measures used for colon carcinomas, ulcerative colitis, and Celiac Disease and an option for post treatment bacterial and viral enteritis, has gotten the sense of melioration in the technology. There is an importance in understanding the microbial flora of the gut, and the efforts to maintain it and with promising results; nanotechnology is becoming increasingly important for the food sector.

An Updated Overview on Nanonutraceuticals: Focus on Nanoprebiotics and Nanoprobiotics

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Nanoprobiotics: When Technology Meets Gut Health

“…Nanotechnology has become a central focus in providing medical treatment advancement, through creating medicine with a unique perspective conducted at scales less than 100 nanometers (Caneus 2017). Application of nanotechnology in designing nanoprobiotics has gained tremendous potential worldwide in the field of nutraceuticals and is expected to grow rapidly in the future, in areas such as agriculture and food industry (Pathak and Akhtar 2019).…”