Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food Processing detail syllabus for Nanoelectronics (Nano), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17NT652), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
For all other nano 6th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit Nano 6th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective-II subjects do refer to Professional Elective-II. The detail syllabus for nanotechnology in agriculture and food processing is as follows.
Course Objectives:
- To study the basic interaction of different molecules which are helpful in both food and agricultural activities
- To understand the importance of nanomaterials and devices in precision farming, advanced materials used in agriculture and food industries.
Module 1:
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Module 2:
NANOPARTICLES IN AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD DIAGNOSTICS Enzyme Biosensors and Diagnostics – DNA-Based Biosensors and Diagnostics – Radiofrequency Identification- Integrated Nanosensor Networks: Detection and Response- Lateral Flow (Immuno)assay -Nucleic Acid Lateral Flow (Immuno)assay – Flow-Through (Immuno)assays – Antibody Microarrays – Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy.
Module 3:
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD PRODUCTION Food and New Ways of Food Production – Efficient Fractionation of Crops – Efficient Product Structuring -Optimizing Nutritional Values -Applications of Nanotechnology in Foods: Sensing, Packaging, Encapsulation, Engineering Food Ingredients to Improve Bioavailability – Nanocrystalline Food Ingredients – Nano- Emulsions -Nano-Engineered Protein Fibrils as Ingredient Building Blocks -Preparation of Food Matrices – Concerns about Using Nanotechnology in Food Production.
Module 4:
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Module 5:
TOXICOLOGY OF NANOMATERIALS IN FOOD Characterization of Engineered Nanomaterials: Unique Issues for Characterization of Engineered Nanomaterials for Food Applications – Safety Assessment of Oral- Exposure Engineered Nanomaterials for Food Application – Experimental Design Considerations for Toxicology Studies – Toxico-kinetics – ADME – Toxico-dynamics – In Vivo Toxicity – In Vitro Toxicity – Study Reliability.
Course Outcomes:
Students can
- Study the basic interaction of different molecules which are helpful in both food and agricultural activities
- Understand the importance of nanomaterials and devices in precision farming, advanced materials used in agriculture and food industries.
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
- Engineering Knowledge.
- Problem Analysis.
- Design / development of solutions (partly).
- Interpretation of data.
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full Question consisting of 20 marks
- There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Nicholas A. Kotov, Nanoparticle Assemblies and Superstructures, CRC, 2006.
- Jennifer Kuzma and Peter VerHage, Nanotechnology in agriculture and food production, Woodrow Wilson International, 2006.
Reference Books:
- David S. Goodsell, Bionanotechnology, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
- Balaji Sitharaman Nanobiomaterials Handbook, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011.
- Food Processing, Management And Nanotechnology Author: Annish Chauhan, et.al.,; ISBN: 978 93 5056 796 8; Year: 2016; Pages: 198
For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Nano, 2017 regulation do visit Nano 6th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.
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