Health Benefits of Seaweed Bioactives and Potential Food Applications

Authors

Amit K. Jaiswal Lecturer, Food Technology and Engineering, School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)-City Campus, Ireland. Dr. Amit K. Jaiswal is a lecturer of food technology and industrial biotechnology in the School of Food Science and Environmental Health at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)-City Campus, Ireland. His research focuses on the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels, biomaterials, and biochemicals, with an emphasis on novel process development and techno-economic analysis. He is also working on novel food processing technologies for functional and nutritional ingredient extraction from natural resources. He is the author of more than 100 publications with an h index of 35 and over 4000 citations. Swarna Jaiswal Lecturer in Applied Microbiology at TU Dublin-City Campus, Ireland.. Dr. Swarna Jaiswal is a Lecturer in Applied Microbiology at TU Dublin-City Campus, Ireland. Upon completion of PhD, she has worked as a research scientist at Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Centre, CREST, TU Dublin, for 5 years. While doing job, she has also completed executive MBA (2015). Dr. Swarna has finished a Postgraduate certificate in Third Level Learning and Teaching from TU Dublin in 2021. Dr Swarna is associated with various commercial and academic projects in biodegradable active food packaging film, antimicrobial coating, and nanocomposite biomaterials. She has worked with companies including SME's and multinational corporations in Ireland and UK. As a research professional, she has focused on applied microbiological coatings/film projects with industry partners and providing the research support to industries. Dr Swarna has published 40 peer reviewed articles and 15 book chapters.