Toxicological effects of ingested nanocellulose in in vitro intestinal epithelium and in vivo rat models

• Main Authors: DeLoid, Glen M., Cao, Xiaoqiong, Molina, Ramon M., Silva, Daniel Imbassahy, Bhattacharya, Kunal, Ng, Kee Woei, Loo, Joachim Say Chye, Brain, Joseph D., Demokritou, Philip
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Cellulose; Food Additives
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150824
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cellulose is widely used as a thickener and filler in foods and drugs. It has been designated “generally regarded as safe” (GRAS). Nanocellulose (NC) has many additional potential applications designed to improve food quality and safety, but has not yet been designated as GRAS. Here we present resul...