Role of Nanotechnology in Nutrient Delivery

Modernization in its essence has led mankind into the clutches of a plethora of diseases, disorders, and nutritional insufficiencies. Delivery of active ingredients in definite proportions continues to be a challenge in hospital and household settings. Nanotechnology unveils immense opportunities and can be a significant contributor in this regard. It can aid in enhancing the bioavailability of nutrients and other bioactive compounds through modified food matrices, developing delivery systems which should be new and different, characterization, identification of biomarkers, etc. It promises effective strategies, which can change the paradigm of health industry and can revolutionize food and nutrition for the betterment of human health.