Academic literature on the topic 'BIOACTIVE CLAY'

Thought as raw materials clay minerals are often disregarded in the development of advanced materials. However, clays of natural and synthetic origin constitute excellent platforms for developing nanostructured functional materials for numerous applications. They can be easily assembled to diverse types of nanoparticles provided with magnetic, electronic, photoactive or bioactive properties, allowing to overcome drawbacks of other types of substrates in the design of functional nanoarchitectures. Within this scope, clays can be of special relevance in the production of photoactive materials as they offer an advantageous way for the stabilization and immobilization of diverse metal-oxide nanoparticles. The controlled assembly under mild conditions of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles with clay minerals to give diverse clay–semiconductor nanoarchitectures are summarized and critically discussed in this review article. The possibility to use clay minerals as starting components showing different morphologies, such as layered, fibrous, or tubular morphologies, to immobilize these types of nanoparticles mainly plays a role in i) the control of their size and size distribution on the solid surface, ii) the mitigation or suppression of the nanoparticle aggregation, and iii) the hierarchical design for selectivity enhancements in the catalytic transformation and for improved overall reaction efficiency. This article tries also to present new steps towards more sophisticated but efficient and highly selective functional nanoarchitectures incorporating photosensitizer elements for tuning the semiconductor–clay photoactivity.

Synthetic saponite clay was impregnated with either linear saturated or unsaturated aldehydes through an incipient-wetness deposition approach. To increase the aldehyde loading, saponite was also intercalated with positively charged cetyltrimethylammonium (CTA+) species, aiming to expand the clay gallery and to increase the hydrophobic character of the host solid. A multitechnique, physicochemical investigation was performed on the organic–inorganic hybrid solids. The analyses revealed that the aldehydes are mainly adsorbed on the clay particles’ surface, with a small fraction inside the interlayer space. In CTA+-modified saponites, the concentration of saturated aldehydes was higher than the one observed in the pure clay. These features are quite promising for the development of novel layered solids containing bioactive molecules for ecocompatible and economically sustainable applications, especially in agriculture, for the development of innovative hybrid materials for crop protection.

Anionic clay matrix acting as drug controlled release system have shown in last years a great potential for delivery of bioactive molecules and chemical therapeutics. This organic-inorganic nanohybrid system is high efficient offering an excellent protection of intercalated compounds from degradation. Compared to other nanoparticles used in medical area, anionic clays type layered double hydroxides have found to be biocompatible according to toxicological studies. Ampicillin containing MgAlLDHs and ZnAlLDH samples have been prepared following two routes: anion-exchange procedure and reconstruction from calcined layered double hydroxides. Solid samples have been characterized by FTIR and SEM-EDX highlighting the alteration of pristine LDHs structure when the antibiotic is introduced in the interlayer gallery.

Background: The clay Montmorillonite (MMT) is among the nanofillers more frequently used in food packaging. The uniform dispersion of nanoparticles in polymers confers considerable improvement of mechanical, thermal, optical, and/or barrier properties in polymer/clay nanocomposites. Objective: The aim is to ascertain the state of the art of the use of MMT for packaging purposes, with special emphasis on food applications. Methods: A literature review was carried out through recent papers and patents that focused on the incorporation of MMT in polymers. Results: This review emphasizes the interaction of MMT with polymers and their levels of incorporation in the nanocomposites. This work also highlights the analytical methodologies used for the characterization of the polymer/clay nanocomposites and the main consequences of the fillers in the properties of nanocomposites. Challenges remain about increasing the compatibility between clays and biopolymers to promote their utilization in food packaging. New strategies for immobilization of oxides, enzymes, essential oils, and other bioactive compounds are needed. Conclusion: MMT-based composite materials are promising to be used in intelligent and active packaging.

Bioactive ingredients from natural sources possess well-known positive effects in cosmetic applications. Among them, phenolic acids have emerged with very interesting potential. Caffeic acid (CAF) is one of the most promising active compounds because it possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumoral and anti-wrinkle effects. In order to increase its local bioavailability in topical applications, the vehiculation of caffeic acid can lead to a new raw material of cosmetic interest. For this purpose, clay minerals possess excellent properties, such as low or null toxicity and good biocompatibility. Clays are able to host a wide range of active ingredients in the interlayer region, using a green process known as intercalation reaction. The hosting of cosmetic actives into the layered structure of anionic clays allows the preparation of new materials with enhanced stability towards oxidation and photodegradation, better local bioavailability, and easier workability. In this paper, the successful vehiculation of caffeic acid into anionic clay is presented. The obtained hybrid is very promising for the cosmetic market because of its higher bioavailability and prolonged antioxidant activity.

Active zein films with different levels of Zataria multiflora Boiss. essential oil were produced successfully. To enhance properties of this biopolymer for food packaging applications, sodium bentonite clay was used at two levels (2 and 4%). The results indicated that the addition of Z. multiflora Boiss. essential oil caused a reduction in tensile strength and Young’s modulus and slight increase in the percent of elongation at break of the films. Maximum solubility in water and water vapor permeability was observed by incorporation of 10% Z. multiflora Boiss. essential oil in the zein matrix. Transmission electron microscopy micrographs of zein film were verified by the exfoliation of the layers of sodium bentonite clay in the zein matrix. Stronger films with lower water vapor permeability and water solubility were evident of good distribution of sodium bentonite clay in the zein matrix. According to the results, 2% sodium bentonite clay was selected for evaluation of nano active film properties. Water vapor permeability, UV light barrier, tensile strength, and Young’s modulus values of active films were improved by incorporation of 2% sodium bentonite clay. The antibacterial activity of different contents of Z. multiflora Boiss. essential oil in vapor phase demonstrated that use of Z. multiflora Boiss. essential oil in the liquid phase was more effective than in vapor phase. The antibacterial zein-based films showed that active zein film with 5 and 10% Z. multiflora Boiss. essential oil had reductions of 1.68 log and 2.99 log, respectively, against Listeria monocytogenes and 1.39 and 3.07 log against Escherichia coli. Nano active zein film containing 10% Z. multiflora Boiss. essential oil and 2% sodium bentonite clay showed better antibacterial properties against L. monocytogenes (3.23 log) and E. coli (3.17 log).

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The pitaya or Cereus undatus pitaya or, synonymy: Hylocereus guatemalensis, H.undatus is exotic fruit consumption and slightly increasing in our country. The functional assignments given to this fruit, common sense encourages the study of their physical, chemical and microbiological. It should be noted that the fruits are primary sources of several vitamins and other bioactive compounds, for example, phenolic fibers, and sugars. The intake of these compounds increases the immunity of individuals, leading to improved levels of health, physical and mental performance. The reference values for these nutrients pitaya, also, are unknown to the general public, as this is a fruit intake of a wealthy class, for its price is too high for our Brazilian standards. In food matrices are very complex, given its inherent characteristics. Thus, there are several techniques used for quantitative analysis of bioactive compounds, among them, have a High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and UV-visible spectrophotometry. The objective of this study is to quantify the presence of vitamin C, anthocyanins and sugars in pitayas white and red pulp by HPLC, as well as to determine, although the content of antioxidant activity by the method of capturing the radical 2,2 '- azinobis ( 3-etilbenzenotiazolina-6-sulfonic acid - ABTS), soluble solids (? Brix) is determined in a digital refractometer, as well as acidity and pH. The soluble solids found can confirm that the samples of red pitaya have higher sugar content than the white pulp. The pH and total acidity (g citric acid/100g fruit), should also be monitored and analyzed, possibly under conditions of controlled cultivation of this food because it is an exotic fruit and consumption in our country recently. As for the results of anthocyanins, because it is a dye that rapidly degrades, its presence became insignificant, being found only in the halo of red pulp pitaya, requiring further analysis and monitoring standards in a more specific. There was a low antioxidant activity in the samples, as well as its content of vitamin C, these values should be found, first, the storage time, which decreases the levels of these analytes.
A pitaya ou Cereus undatus, sinon?mia: Hylocereus guatemalensis, H.undatus ? uma fruta ex?tica e de consumo ligeiramente crescente no nosso pa?s. As atribui??es funcionais dadas a essa fruta, pelo senso comum, incita ao estudo das suas caracter?sticas f?sicas, qu?micas e microbiol?gicas. Deve-se ressaltar que as frutas s?o fontes prim?rias de v?rias vitaminas e outros compostos bioativos, como por exemplo, os compostos fen?licos, fibras e a??cares. A ingest?o desses compostos aumenta a imunidade dos indiv?duos, induzindo a melhoria dos n?veis de sa?de, rendimento f?sico e mental. Os valores de refer?ncia desses nutrientes para a pitaya, ainda, s?o desconhecidos do grande p?blico, por ser esta uma fruta de consumo de uma classe abastada, por seu pre?o ser demasiadamente alto para os nossos padr?es brasileiros. As matrizes em alimentos s?o muito complexas, dadas as suas caracter?sticas intr?nsecas. Diante disso, v?rias s?o as t?cnicas utilizadas para determina??es anal?ticas de compostos bioativos, dentre elas, t?m-se a Cromatografia L?quida de Alta Efici?ncia (CLAE) e espectrofotometria U.V vis?vel. O objetivo deste trabalho ? quantificar a presen?a de vitamina C, antocianinas e a??cares nas pitayas de polpas branca e vermelha por CLAE, bem como, determinar, ainda, o teor de atividade antioxidante pelo m?todo de captura do radical 2,2?- azinobis (3-etilbenzenotiazolina-6-?cido sulf?nico ? ABTS), teores de s?lidos sol?veis (?Brix) determinado em um refrat?metro digital, al?m da acidez e pH. O teor de s?lidos sol?veis encontrados pode confirmar que as amostras de pitaya vermelha t?m maiores teores de a??cares que a de polpa branca. Quanto ao valor de pH e acidez total titul?vel (g de ?cido c?trico/100g de fruta), precisam, ainda, ser monitorados e analisados, possivelmente, sob condi??es de cultivo controlado desse alimento por se tratar de uma fruta ex?tica e de recente consumo no nosso pa?s. Quanto aos resultados das antocianinas, por se tratar de um corante que degrada rapidamente, a sua presen?a mostrou-se irris?ria, sendo encontrada somente no halo da pitaya de polpa vermelha, necessitando de mais an?lises e padroniza??es em condi??es mais espec?ficas de monitoramento. Houve baixa atividade antioxidante nas amostras analisadas, bem como o seu teor de vitamina C, esses valores encontrados devem-se, primeiramente, ao tempo de armazenamento, que diminui os teores desses analitos.

Les applications présentées dans cette thèse valorisent de diverses manières le principe d'ablation laser, c'est à dire l'arrachement de la matière d'une surface solide suite à l'irradiation avec un faisceau laser. Le plasma généré par irradiation laser impulsionnel a été utilisé pour le dépôt de couches minces ou de nanoparticules et pour l'analyse compositionnelle des couches d'épaisseur nanométrique. Nous avons synthétisé par dépôt laser combinatoire des librairies compositionnelles d'un oxyde mixte transparent d'In et Zn. En utilisant le plasma d'ablation pour le diagnostic compositionnel, nous avons déterminé les concentrations d'indium et de zinc dans les couches minces par spectroscopie laser. Des couches minces de bioverre ont été synthétisées par dépôt laser impulsionnel sur des substrats de titane. En contact avec des cellules ostéoblastes, les bioverres ont stimulé la prolifération et ont augmenté la viabilité. La prolifération des ostéoblastes cultivés sur les couches de bioverre a été 30% supérieure a l'échantillon de contrôle. On a déposé par PLD des couches minces ou nanoparticules adhérentes de ZnO sur des substrats textiles hydrophiles dans un flux d'oxygène ou sous vide pour obtenir des structures avec différentes mouillabilités. En augmentant le nombre d'impulsions laser de 10 à 100 nous avons observé la transition du recouvrement par des nanoparticules isolées vers des couches minces. En fonction de l'atmosphère environnant lors du dépôt, les couches minces et les nanoparticules ont changé leur mouillabilité, passant d'hydrophile en flux d'oxygène à un comportement superhydrophobe (angle de contact de 157°) en cas de dépôt sous vide
The applications presented in this thesis exploit in different modes the principle of laser ablation, i.e. the material removal from a solid surface following irradiation with a pulsed laser beam. The plasma generated by laser ablation was used for thin films or nanoparticles deposition and for the compositional analysis of nanometric thin films. We synthesized by combinatorial pulsed laser deposition, thin film libraries of a complex oxide of In and Zn. Using the ablation plasma for compositional diagnostic, we determined the In and Zn concentrations in films by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy using a procedure based on the spectral luminance calculation of a plasma in local thermodynamic equilibrium. Thin films of bioactive glass were synthesized by pulsed laser deposition, magnetron sputtering and MAPLE on Ti substrates and tested the transfer accuracy by physico-chemical tests and their functionality in vitro. In contact with human osteoblast cells, the bioactive glasses stimulated their proliferation and enhanced their viability. The proliferation of osteoblasts cultivated on bioactive films was 30% superior to the control sample. ZnO thin films or nanoparticles were deposited on hydrophilic textile substrates in oxygen flux or in vacuum in order to obtain structures with different wetting behavior. Increasing the number of laser pulses from 10 to 100, we observed a coating transition from isolated nanoparticles to thin films fully coating the textile fibers. Function of the ambient atmosphere during experiments, the structures changed their wetting behavior, passing from hydrophilic in oxygen flux to superhydrophobic (157°) in case of deposition in vacuum

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VÃrios estudos tÃm associado efeitos benÃficos à saÃde, ao consumo regular de frutos, vegetais, grÃos e à presenÃa de substÃncias antioxidantes nesses alimentos, assim, o presente trabalho objetivou avaliar as potencialidades biotecnolÃgicas da semente de goiaba (Psidium guajava L.), em pà atravÃs de tÃcnicas instrumentais cientificamente reconhecidas. Foram analisadas sementes de goiaba vermelha em pÃ, da variedade Paluma cedidas por uma indÃstria produtora de polpa congelada de frutos. Foram elaborados produtos de panificaÃÃo com substituiÃÃo de 5 e 10% da farinha de trigo pela semente de goiaba em pÃ, e avaliada a aceitabilidade e a intenÃÃo de compra. Foram realisadas anÃlise de composiÃÃo nutricional, compostos bioativos, qualidade microbiolÃgica e perfil de Ãcido graxo da semente de goiaba em pÃ. Extratos acetÃnico, etanÃlico e metanÃlico foram utilizados para quantificar os teores de fenÃlicos totais, flavanÃides totais, taninos totais, determinar a atividade antioxidante por diferentes mÃtodos in vitro (DPPH, sistema β- caroteno/Ãcido linoleico e Rancimat) e avaliar a toxicidade frente à Artemia salina sp. Identificou-se e a quantificou-se por cromatografia lÃquida de alta eficiÃncia (CLAE) os compostos fenÃlicos no extrato acetato de etila. Os resultados permitiram comprovar que a substituiÃÃo de 5% e 10% de farinha de trigo na massa do bolo doce e na pizza sabor portuguesa apresentaram melhor aceitabilidade e intenÃÃo de compra, comparado ao produto sem substituiÃÃo. A composiÃÃo quÃmica e nutricional da semente de goiaba em pà exibiu quantidades variÃveis de macro e micronutrientes, com alta concentraÃÃo de fibra dietÃtica (63,94 g/100g), proteÃna (11,19 g/100g), ferro (13,8 mg/100g), zinco (3,31 mg/100g) e reduzido teor calÃrico (182 kcal/100g). Apresentou quantidades significativas de compostos bioativos como Ãcido ascÃrbico (87,44 mg/100g), carotenoides totais (1,25 mg/100 g), licopeno (182  0.09 Âg/100g) e fibra dietÃtica insolÃvel (63,55 g/100g). O perfil lipÃdico mostrou uma predominÃncia de Ãcido graxo insaturado (87,06%), especialmente Ãcido linolÃico (w6) e Ãcido olÃico (w9). NÃo apresentou contaminaÃÃo microbiana e nem toxicidade frente a Artemia salina sp. O extrato acetÃnico apresentou maior concentraÃÃo de compostos fenÃlicos, flavonÃides e taninos totais 49,70Â0,48 mgEAG/g; 1,529Â0,04 mgEQ/g; 41,159Â2,64 mgEAT/g, respectivamente. O extrato acetÃnico tambÃm obteve o maior poder antioxidante, no ensaio de DPPH, IC50 de 4,33Â0,08 Âg/mL. No sistema de autooxidaÃÃo do β-caroteno/Ãc. linolÃico, o extrato etanÃlico (IC50 0,193Â0,07Âg/mL) apresentou atividade antioxidante estatisticamente semelhante ao BHT. Quanto ao ensaio de Rancimat, os extratos etanÃlico (6,41Â0,07 h) e acetÃnico (6,35Â0,00 h), conseguiram preservar a estabilidade oxidativa do Ãleo de soja por um perÃodo de tempo maior e estatisticamente nÃo diferiu do Ãleo de soja adicionado de BHT (6,44Â0,01 h). Dos compostos fenÃlicos identificados o resveratrol e a cumarina foram os que apresentaram maior concentraÃÃo, 39,0Â0,02 e 48,79Â0,02 mg/100g, respectivamente. Assim, conclui-se que a semente de goiaba em pà podem ser consideradas uma fonte barata e rica em compostos antioxidantes. Sua utilizaÃÃo seria uma alternativa viÃvel para evitar o desperdÃcio e contribuir para minimizar o impacto ambiental, alÃm da possibilidade de serem incorporados nas indÃstrias de alimentos, farmacÃuticas e nutracÃuticas
Several studies have associated beneficial effects on health to the regular consumption of fruits, vegetables, grains due to the presence of antioxidants in these foods, and so the present study aimed to evaluate the potential of biotech guava seed (Psidium guajava L.), and the main metabolites responsible for its antioxidant activity. Powder from red guava seeds was analyzed, made from the Paluma variety donated by an industry producing frozen fruit pulp. Bakery products were prepared with the substitution of 5 and 10% of wheat flour by guava seed powder, and the acceptability and purchase intent were measured. Analyses of nutritional composition, bioactive compounds, microbiological quality and profile fatty acid of the guava seed powder were carried out. Acetonic, ethanol and methanol extracts were used to quantify the levels of total phenolics, total flavonoids, tannins, to determine the antioxidant activity in different in vitro methods (DPPH, β-carotene / linoleic acid system and Rancimat) and to evaluate the toxicity from Artemia salina sp. The phenolic compounds in ethyl acetate extract were identified and quantified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results showed that replacing 5% and 10% of wheat flour in sweet cake and Portuguese flavor pizza dough showed better acceptability and purchase intention, compared to the product without replacements. The chemical and nutritional composition of guava seed powder exhibited varying amounts of macro and micronutrients, with a high concentration of dietary fiber (63.94 g/100 g), protein (11.19 g/100 g), iron (13.8 mg / 100 g), zinc (3.31 mg/100 g) and reduced calorie (182 kcal/100g). Significant amounts of bioactive compounds such as ascorbic acid (87.44 mg/100g), total carotenoids (1.25 mg/100 g), lycopene (182 Â 0.09 μg/100g) and insoluble dietary fiber (63.55 g/100 g) were also found. The lipid profile showed a predominance of unsaturated fatty acid (87.06%), especially linoleic acid (w6) and oleic acid (w9). a microbialogic test showed negative contamination, and no toxicity was found using Artemia salina sp. The acetonic extract showed the highest concentration of phenolic compounds, flavonoids and tannins 49.70 Â 0.48 mgEAG / g; 1.529 Â 0.04 mgEQ / g; 41.159 Â 2.64 mgEAT / g, respectively. The acetonic extract also showed the highest antioxidant powder, in the DPPH assay, IC50 of 4.33 Â 0.08 mg / mL. In the autoxidation of β-caroteno/ linoleic acid system, the ethanol extract (IC50 0.193 Â 0.07 mg / mL) showed antioxidant activity statistically similar to BHT. The Rancimat test, the ethanolic extracts (6.41 Â 0.07 hr) and acetone (6.35 Â 0.00 hr) were able to preserve the oxidative stability of soybean oil for a longer period of time and did not statistically differ from soybean oil added BHT (6.44 Â 0.01 hr). Of the phenolic compounds identified, resveratrol and coumarin presented the highest concentrations, 39.0 Â 0.02 and 48.79 Â 0.02 mg/100g, respectively. Thus, it can be concluded that guava seed powder can be considered an abundant source of antioxidants. Its use would be a feasible alternative to avoid waste and contribute to minimizing the environmental impact, in addition to its incorporation in the food, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries.

The purpose of our research is creating a new nanocomposite material using tasar silk fibroin and modified montmorillonite (MMT) clay. Generally, the silk fibroin is starred as a promising base material for biomedical applications. The incorporation of montmorillonite (MMT) into silk fibroin would improve physical properties of the silk fibroin and impart antibacterial properties. We investigated tasar silk fibroin with MMT for the different types of physical properties. Specifically, tasar silk fibroin were dissolved in ionic liquid and by mixing certain amounts of modified MMT clay to obtain a bionanocomposite. Their ultrastructure were successfully visualized by transmission electron microscopy. The morphology and particle size of modified MMT clay was examined using scanning electron microscopy and particle size analyzer. This nanocomposite was comprised of intercalated thin layers of MMT, each with a thickness of about 1.66nm which is confirmed by XRD results. We also performed TGA and FTIR analysis in conjunction with morphological data for characterization. Convincingly we obtained a new bionanocomposite of tasar silk firboin and MMT, which has never been reported. This unique nanocomposite possess antibacterial properties which can make it be useful as scaffold for biological tests in tissue engineering.

The bivalve clams are traditional seafoods occupying a leading share to the edible bivalve mollusks in the estuarine and marine ecosystems of India. Corbiculid clam Villorita cyprinoides (black clam) and venerid clam Paphia malabarica (yellow-foot clam) are recognized to be the common bivalve clam resources in the coastal areas of the southwest coast of India. The bivalve clams, though regarded as low-value by-catch, believed to possess valuable nutritional qualities and pharmacological properties. The bivalve clams, V. cyprinoides and P. malabarica collected from the estuarine system of the southwest coastal waters of India, and evaluated for their nutritional composition. A balanced essential to non-essential amino acid ratio (gt 1.0) with a greater quantity of sulfur containing amino acids in these species demonstrated that they could provide well-balanced protein depositions. P. malabarica displayed lesser atherogenicity (0.7) and thrombogenicity (0.3) indices and greater hypocholesterolemic to hypercholesterolemic ratio (1.7) when compared with those in V. cyprinoides, thereby indicating the nutritional superiority of former. A greater content of vitamin D3 (gt 150 IU), along with significant quantities of calcium and phosphorus (gt 500 mg/100 g) in clams signified their importance in preventing osteoporosis. The ethyl acetate:methanol (EtOAc:MeOH) solvent extract of V. cyprinoides and P. malabarica assessed for their bioactive potentials, namely antioxidant, anti-diabetic, antiinflammatory and anti-hypertension using various in vitro analyses. No significant difference was apparent for antioxidant potentials evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil (IC50 DPPH 0.76 mg/mL) among P. malabarica and V. cyprinoides (p gt 0.05). However, EtOAc:MeOH extract of P. malabarica demonstrated greater 2,2 -azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiozoline-6-sulfonic acid (IC50 ABTS+ 1.27 mg/mL) radical scavenging activities along with lipid peroxidation inhibitory potentials (2.39 mM MDAEQ/kg) than those recorded with V. cyprinoides

碩士
國立臺灣海洋大學
食品科學系
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The objective of the study was to compare the growth rate and bioactive substances (fatty acids, sterols, chlorophyll and total carotene) of freshwater clam (Corbicula fluminea) fed with commercial feed, commercial microalgae powder, pure Chlorella pyrenoidosa isolated from the clam culture pond. After feeding for month, the growth rates of freshwater clam fed with freshwater microalgae was significantly higher than those fed with marine microalgae, which significantly decreased the growth rate of clam. Regardless of the season, the unpulverized freshwater microalgae (UFM) fed to clam increased the body weight and reduced the mortality rate. The content of chlorophyll in UFM was significantly higher than the pulverized freshwater microalgae. The clam fed with UFM also had higher chlorophyll content (2.62g/g) than clam fed with feeds ranging 2.09 t0.77 g/g. The origin, species and size of microalgae fed to clam affected the content of chlorophyll and total carotene in freshwater clam. The main fatty acids of microalgae were polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (41.05-48.69% lipid), the commercial feed had the lowest content of PUFA (29.18% lipid), and the clam fed on it also had the lowest PUFA (22.65% lipid). The marine microalgae and clams fed on it had the highest content of EPA. Therefore, clam composition of fatty acids was changed by feeds. The major fatty acid in clams were C16:0 (30.14-35.35% lipid), C16:1 (11.70-13.11% lipid) and C18:1 (7.86-8.48% lipid). The sterol in UFM was squalene、ergosterol、campesterol、cholesta-5,7-dien-3-ol、brassicasterol.

Nano-materials hold great promise regarding their application in the food industry due to their size-dependent properties, high surface area, longer retention, easy absorption, and unique optical properties. The role of nanomaterials have been extended for increasing the stability and bioavailability of nutrients, encapsulation of flavors, bioactives, enhancing the physical and mechanical properties of food packaging (nanocomposites), pesticide and growth hormone delivery, antimicrobial agents to boost preservation of foodstuffs, detection of foodborne pathogens, biodegradable nano-sensors for monitoring of temperature and moisture, etc. There are various types of nanomaterials like nanoparticles, nano-emulsions, and nano-clays which are synthesized by several methods to be used in the food industry. However, there is some food safety concerns associated with these nanomaterials when used in food systems. It is, therefore, very necessary to formulate and develop some method for the detection of nanomaterials, in particular when used in-vivo.

Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) is ionic clay that is characterized by the union of metal cations and OH- hydroxides. LDH composites exhibit considerably high releasing and recharging capacity and have applications as bioactive cements. They can be prepared by direct co-precipitation of metal salts at controlled pH. The preparation is carried out from an acid solution of Zn (NO3)2.6H2O, Al (NO3)3.9H2O and a basic solution of Na2CO3 and NaOH, with a Zn/Al ratio = 3, the pH is stabilized between 9 and 9.5 at a constant temperature of 45°C. The objective of this study is to incorporate Zinc and Aluminum elements at different percentages in dicalcium silicate phase to produce C2S phase incorporating LDH composite. The characterizations of the developed phases by XRD and SEM indicate the formation of stoichiometric LDH phases Zn6Al2(OH)16CO3.4H2O and non-stoichiometric Zn0.61Al0.39 (OH)2(CO3)0.195.xH2O, the incorporation of Zn in the belitic C2S phase and not Al. The obtained micrographs by SEM(EDAX) analysis show new morphology of the stabilized composite.