Knowledge Map of Nanotechnology in the Food and an Agriculture Sector

• Autor(a) principal: Resch, Sibelly
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Farina, Milton Carlos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: RAM. Revista de Administração Mackenzie
• Texto Completo: https://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/RAM/article/view/7720
• topic: Nanotechnology. Food. Agriculture. Food and Agriculture. VOSviewer.; Nanotecnología. Alimentos. Agricultura. Agroalimentario; VOSviewer.; Nanotecnologia. Alimentos. Agricultura. Agroalimentar. VOSviewer.

The nanotechnology is considered by many authors as the base for the next industrial revolution. The prefix “nano” is equivalent 10-9m. The manipulation in the nano-metric level can modify properties such as color, conductivity, reactivity, melting point, among others, creating new applications for the materials. It is thought as a multidisciplinary science with applications in distinct sectors, such as physics, chemistry, biology, materials, and information, among others. In Brazil, the policies of support to the nanotechnologies started in 2001, and from 2007 on, the nanotechnologies were identified as a strategic area for the Brazilian government because of its potential of innovation, growth of market and benefits related to its use. The food and agriculture sector, object of this study, is one of the areas that can be benefited from the use of the nanotechnologies. Considering the importance of the sector for the Brazilian economy, this work has as objective to identify and to describe the research that involves the nanotechnology in the food and agriculture sector. Therefore, an application with VOSviewer software has been made from works published in SCOPUS base. To understand how the researches had evolved throughout the time, the search was divided into three different periods of time: 2001-2005; 2006-2009; 2010-2013. The results pointed out four trends: a) use of the biosensors, especially for contamination detection; b) use of active packaging, biodegradable and containing sights of deterioration and contamination; c) encapsulation for delivery of nutrients; and d) risks and benefits, regulatory landmarks. The results can subsidize the development of supporting and fostering policies of nanotechnology to the food and agriculture sector as well as suggesting research objects for identification of the current phase of these technologies in Brazil. The prospection that has been carried out can also contribute for the identification of business opportunities for the Brazilian entrepreneurs.