Next Generation Nanochitosan: Applications in Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture and Food Conservation provides comprehensive and state-of-the-art-information on the application of nanochitosan for improving products, especially for the evaluation of biological active molecules, disease therapeutics, transport vehicle for DNA, targeted drug delivery, gene therapy, development of smart and high performance of fish, preservation of foods, tissue engineering, and improving the taste of aquatic and animal feeds as fish growth promoter. this book will be especially useful for industrial fisheries who deal with wild capture fishing and aquafarming and scientists and engineers working on post-capture processing stages.
Details on the application of nanochitosan as an effective delivery of vaccines, hormones, vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants, biological active constituents and their wider application for the protection and management of farm animals and fishes against disease-causing pathogens are provided.
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Green synthesis and characterization of nanochitosan from aquatic organisms and animal products 1. Structural and biochemical properties of conventional and nano-chitosan 2. Nanochitosan derived from crustacean and its applications 3. Nanochitosan derived from snail and its applications 4. Nanochitosan derived from fish scale and its applications 5. Nanochitosan derived from fungal extracts of aquatic and animal source 6. Nanochitosan derived from animal products 7. Nanochitosan derived from marine insects 8. Nanochitosan derived from marine coelenterates 9. Nanochitosan derived from marine annelids 10. Nanochitosan derived from marine fungi 11. Nanochitosan derived from marine bacteria 12. Nanochitosan derived from marine endophytic microorganisms 13. Nanochitosan derived from marine Actinomycetes 14. Nanochitosan derived from marine endolichenic fungi Part 2: Application in animal husbandry 15. The role of nanochitosan for efficient delivery of nutrients and drugs (including hormones and vaccines) in cattle 16. Application of nanochitosan in poultry breeding 17. Application of nanochitosan in the pig and rabbit industry 18. Application of nanochitosan in the Snail rearing 19. Application of nanochitosan in the management of several zoonotic diseases 20. Application of nanochitosan as insect repellents in animal husbandry 21. Alternative to Antibiotic Feed Additive in Poultry 22. Application of nanochitosan for enhanced milk production 23. Application of nanochitosan as improved animal performance and reproduction effectiveness 24. Application of nanochitosan ruminal fermentation, nutrient digestibility 25. Application of nanochitosan in enzyme immobilization
Part 3: Application in aquaculture 26. Roles of nanochitosan and polymeric chitosan for the protection of farmed fish against disease-causing pathogens 27. Application of nanochitosan in fish genetics and prevent genetic diseases 28. Significant of nanochitosan in preservation and storage of fish 29. Utilization of nanochitosan in the sterilization of ponds and water treatment for aquaculture 30. Applications of nanochitosan in the detection and control of aquatic diseases 31. The potential of nanochitosan for improving the bioavailability of essential nutrient in fishes 32. Applications of nanochitosan in the treatment of effluents and pollutants exist in the fisheries pond 33. Application of nanochitosan in water filtration with high relevance in fishery pond 34. Relevance of nanochitosan for enhancement of fish growth as well as metabolism, swimming pattern, feeding and behaviour of fish 35. Nanochitosan for production of more effective fish feed for aquaculture 36. Application of nanochitosan in the control of biofouling in aquatic ponds 37. The role of nanochitosan in the prevention of eutrophication such as unwanted bacteria, algae and invertebrates (bedbugs and mussels) in aquaculture environments 38. Utilization of chitosan-based complexes for effective immunomodulators of fish and crustaceans 39. Nanochitosan for the production of juvenile in aquaculture
Part 4: Application of nanochitosan in the protection and package of aquatic and animal-based food 40. Application of nanochitosan and polymeric chitosan as antibacterial, antivirus and antifungal activities when incorporated into aquatic and animal-based food materials 41. Application of nanochitosan for the elimination of oxygen when incorporated into aquatic and animal-based food material 42. Utilization of nanochitosan for enzyme immobilization for aquatic and animal-based food packages 43. Significant of nanochitosan for improving bioavailability, stability and shelf life of sensitive ingredients in aquatic and animal-based foods 44. Application of nanochitosan in Tagging and nano barcoding of aquatic and animal meats 45. Application of nanochitosan in the preservation of fish, meat and oil 46. Nanotoxicology aspect of nanochitosan in meat industry
Authors
Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji Full Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences and the Director of Research and Innovation, Edo State University Uzairue (EDSU), Edo State, Nigeria..Prof. Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji is a full Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences and the Director of Research and Innovation, Edo State University Uzairue (EDSU), Edo State, Nigeria. He formerly served as the Acting Director of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, Head of the Department of Microbiology, and Sub Dean of the Faculty of Science. Currently, he holds the positions of Chairman of the Grant Committee and Dean of the Faculty of Science at EDSU.
Prof. Adetunji is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in the UK. Additionally, he serves as a Visiting Professor and the Executive Director of the Center for Biotechnology at Precious Cornerstone University, Nigeria. His research centers on applying biological techniques and microbial bioprocesses to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and contribute to advancements in agriculture.
Daniel Ingo Hefft School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Product Research, Campden BRI, Chipping Campden, UK. Daniel Hefft is a food engineer from Germany. He is the team lead of the Product Research and Ingredients Team within the Consulting Technologies group at Campden BRI.He is also an Honorary Research Fellow of Chemical Engineering in the School of Chemical Engineering of the University of Birmingham.
Prior to this appointment, Daniel lectured in Food Sciences, Dairy Technology/ Engineering, and Precision Agriculture at University Centre Reaseheath and served as the Academic Director of the Institute of Sustainability and Food Innovation.
He got his undergraduate degree and food engineering qualification from Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe with specialisation in cereal technology.
He has a MSc degree from the University of Reading and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University Birmingham. He has been awarded Research Fellowships (2019) and a Research Affiliation in Nanoengineering (2020-2021) with the University of Birmingham.
Further he has extensive years of experience in the food industry, having worked for a range of leading companies.
His speciality are food process design and engineering. He was the founder and past CTO of Rheality Ltd (2020-2021), which utilises a novel and patented technology based on acoustic sensing and machine learning for live and in situ rheology measurements.
He is also co-inventor of a new packaging system that extends shelf-life of fresh produce without the need of active cooling.
Daniel is also the founder of the Engineering for Food and Drinks Special Interest group at the Institution of Agricultural Engineers and its current chair.
Since 2018 he gained professional recognition as a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Agricultural Engineers. He is further involved in the Association of German Food Technologists (GDL e.V.), a lifetime member of the Society of Dairy Technology, the International Society of Food Engineering, and the Institute of Physics (IOP). He is a Chartered Scientist with the IOP since 2021.
His academic contributions include 60+ scientific publications in internationally recognised, high impact factor, peer-reviewed journals, and books. He has been awarded with the Distinguished Scientist award in Chemical Engineering by PCU in 2020.
Further, there are two patents to his name relating to the invention of an in-line rheometry device and a novel composite packaging for primary and secondary application. Jaison Jeevanandam CQM (Madeira Chemistry Research Centre), University
of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal. Dr. Jaison Jeevanandam obtained his Ph.D. in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science from Curtin University, Malaysia. His Ph.D. project focused on the development of a novel nanomedicine for reversing insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetes. He has experience in nanoparticle synthesis, especially in green synthesis using plant extracts, characterization, cytotoxic analysis of nanoparticles, and in vitro analysis in diabetic models. His current research focuses on the application of bionanotechnology in the development of nanoformulations for drug delivery. Dr. Jaison has authored an edited book on 'Research advances in dynamic light scattering' for Nova Science Publishers, United States and contributed about 16 book chapters and 28 journal articles along with some conference papers. Michael K Danquah Chemical Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, USA. Dr. Danquah is a full Professor and the Director of Chemical Engineering Program at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, United States. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), Chartered Scientist (CSci) and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Dr. Danquah's research focuses on the utilization of bioprocess and biomolecular engineering principles to develop emerging biopharmaceuticals, biosensing and molecular separation systems; environmental bioremediation systems; and biofuels and bio-products. Dr. Danquah's research findings are well published and cited with over 230 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, conference publications and technical reports. His research has also resulted in intellectual properties and patent applications, large-scale manufacturing plants, and commercialized products and formulations.
