Current trends in nano-delivery systems for functional foods: a systematic review

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Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

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Introduction

Survey methodology

Search and selection of studies

Eligibility criteria

Data extraction

Data synthesis

Risk of bias assessment

Overview of nano-delivery systems

Types and benefits of nano-delivery systems

Protein based nano-delivery systems

Applications of nano-delivery systems in food product development

Challenges with nano-delivery methods

Potential for commercialization and prospects

Conclusion

Supplemental Information

PRISMA checklist.

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14980/supp-1

Additional Information and Declarations

Competing Interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Author Contributions

Emmanuel Otchere collected and analyzed the data, prepared figures and/or tables, authored or reviewed drafts of the article, and approved the final draft.

Brighid M. McKay collected and analyzed the data, prepared figures and/or tables, authored drafts of the article, and approved the final draft.

Marcia M English conceived designing the experiment, authored drafts of the article, and approved the final draft.

Alberta N. A. Aryee conceived the idea, analyzed the data, authored and reviewed drafts of the article, and approved the final draft.

Data Availability

The following information was supplied regarding data availability:

This is a literature review article.

Funding

We received funding from the USDA Evans-Allen grant (DELX01242022), USDA-ARS (58-8030-2-01), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grant (774 2021/03195), and the W. F. James Chair Scholar Program at Saint Francis Xavier University. Emmanuel Otchere and Brighid M McKay was supported by the USDA-ARS grant and NSERC USRA program, respectively. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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