Hierarchically Structured Metal-Organic Framework Polymer Composites for Chemical Warfare Agent Degradation.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have captured the imagination of researchers for their highly tunable properties and many potential applications, including as catalysts for a variety of transformations. Even though MOFs possess significant potential, the challenges associated with processing of these crystalline powders into usable form factors while retaining their functional properties limit their end use applications. Herein, we introduce a new approach to construct MOF-polymer composites via 3D photoprinting to overcome these limitations.

A Review: Supplementation of Foods with Essential Fatty Acids-Can It Turn a Breeze without Further Ado?

This paper focuses on the critical aspects of supplementation of foods with essential fatty acids (EFAs), the need, health benefits of supplementation and the constraints of the process. Current trend of supplementation of foods with EFAs has been gaining momentum and more research pioneers due to the health benefits in par with the direct intake of EFA supplements. Technologies including encapsulation, nanotechnology, molecular complexing, genetic engineering and more emerging means, hold promise to food supplementation with EFAs.

Electrostatic spraying of food-grade organic and inorganic acids and plant extracts to decontaminate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on spinach and iceberg lettuce.

Unlabelled: The prevalence of foodborne illnesses is continually on rise. In the U.S.

Nutriproteomics: a promising tool to link diet and diseases in nutritional research.

Nutriproteomics is a nascent research arena, exploiting the dynamics of proteomic tools to characterize molecular and cellular changes in protein expression and function on a global level as well as judging the interaction of proteins with food nutrients. As nutrients are present in complex mixtures, the bioavailability and functions of each nutrient can be influenced by the presence of other nutrients/compounds and interactions. The first half of this review focuses on the techniques used as nutriproteomic tools for identification, quantification, characterization and analyses of proteins including, two-dimensional polyacrylamide electrophoresis, chromatography, mass spectrometry, microarray and other emerging technologies involving visual proteomics.

Electrostatic sprays of food-grade acids and plant extracts are more effective than conventional sprays in decontaminating Salmonella Typhimurium on spinach.

About 40000 people fall victim to Salmonella infections every year in the United States. Recent occurrences of Salmonella contaminated spinach and its recalls have accelerated the need for efficient antimicrobials targeting these pathogens. Our study was aimed at evaluating the inhibitory properties of malic, tartaric, and lactic acids, and grape seed extract (GSE) alone and in combinations and their application methods against Salmonella Typhimurium-inoculated spinach using a response surface method.