Bio-Based Nanoemulsions for Agri-Food Applications

Kasi Murugan is Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli, India. His areas of research are aflatoxin, biofilm, nanomaterial biogenic synthesis, microbial diversity exploration, and volarization. Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam is currently a Research Professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza. He earned his PhD in molecular plant pathology through a joint program between Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany, and Suez Canal University, Egypt, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Christian Albrechts University. His research focuses on nanobiotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection, and he has authored numerous peer‑reviewed articles and edited books with major international publishers. His scientific contributions have been recognized nationally and regionally, including awards from the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils for research excellence in biotechnology and the Egyptian State Award for Agricultural Scientific Excellence from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. He has been recognized among the world’s top 2% most influential scientists in nanobiotechnology for three consecutive years (2021–2023), according to global rankings developed by Stanford University. Since 2019, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of two Elsevier book series, Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection and Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture.

• Section 1: Biobased nanoemulsion: Formulation, Evaluation and application1. Green and food-grade nanoemulsions: A novel nutraceutical and phytochemical delivery concept2. Green nanoemulsions: Components, formulation, and techniques of characterization3. Natural compound based interfacial stabilization of nanoemulsions4. Toxicity, biological fate, bioavailability of nanoemulsion formulations5. Nanoencapsulation techniques of bioactive compounds for agro-food applications6. Non-Ionic Green Nanoemulsion Nanoinsecticides/ Nanopesticides7. Micro/Nanoemulsions: Antifungal and Mycotoxin Inhibitory Activity8. Spontaneous emulsification techniques of green/food grade nanoemulsionSection 2: Green nanoemulsions & Agricultural application9. Plant essential oil/extract-based nanoemulsions for agriculture application10. Formulation and delivery of natural compound green nanoemulsion pesticides11. Formulation Green nanoemulsions for controlling agriculture insects12. Botanical Green Insecticidal Nanoemulsions13. Green nanoemulsion insecticides: safety, toxicity, and applications14. Green nanoemulsions: Potential nanofungicides of plant disease control15. Current trends and practices in encapsulation of bioinoculant and its applications16. Plant essential oil biofungicide nanoemulsions17. Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria nanoemulsions and their applications18. Postharvest applications of natural compound/green nanoemulsions in Fruits19. Antipathogenic effects of plant essential oil nanoemulsionsSection 3: Food grade nanoemulsions exploration in food industries20. Green/food grade nanoemulsion: An arsenal for controlling food spoilage causatives/pathogens21. Food physicochemical and functional property improvement by plant phytocompound loaded nanoparticles22. Methods of food-grade nanoemulsion formulation, fabrication, and characterisation23. Application of bio-based emulsifiers in the formulation of food-grade nanoemulsions24. Candelilla wax nanoemulsions: extraction and delivery of natural plant-based antioxidants, nutraceuticals and organoleptic/sensory determinants25. Food grade nanoemulsions in the delivery of probiotics and prebiotics26. Use of essential-oil-loaded nanoemulsions in active food packaging27. Recent trends on composite nanoemulsions for food packaging28. Nanocarrier based formulations: Concepts and Applications29. Food grade nanoemulsions for effective delivery of vitamins30. Regulatory aspects, Global nanoemulsion market & Business opportunities for start-ups