Five Spanish technological centres are working on the DINAMO project to come up with techniques and procedures that will enable applying nanotechnology to the field of foodstuffs, by the nanoencapsulation of active ingredients.

DINAMO (Development of Nanoencapsulation for Alimentary Use), due to finish in 2011, will generate new knowledge in the development and application of nanotechnology in food. To this end, they are investigating the selection of functional raw materials that have a need to be encapsulated in order not to lose their health-benefiting properties. Likewise, various coating materials are being tested which are apt for alimentary use, enabling nanometric sizes to be reached and guaranteeing their validity and safety for human consumption.

The technological centres involved are: Fundación CARTIF (Valladolid. Coordinator); AINIA (Valencia); AZTI-Tecnalia (basque Country); CNTA (Navarra); and INBIOTEC (León).

Translation: Basque Research

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