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Philip Shapira - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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introduction to the symposium issue Nanotechnology innovation and policy current strategies and future trajectories
Journal of Technology Transfer, 2011Co-Authors: Philip Shapira, Jan YoutieAbstract:The Symposium Issue of the Journal of Technology Transfer on "Nanotechnology Innovation and Policy: Current Strategies and Future Trajectories" is edited by Philip Shapira and Jan Youtie. Articles in the special issue include: Nanotechnology Innovation and Policy: Current Strategies and Future Trajectories (P Shapira, J Youtie); National Innovation Systems and The Globalization of Nanotechnology Innovation (P Shapira, J Youtie, L Kay); University-Industry Linkages in Nanotechnology and Biotechnology: Evidence on Collaborative Patterns for New Methods of Inventing (J Thursby, M Thursby); Missing Links in Nanomaterials Governance: Industrial Dynamics and Downstream Policies (I Rafols, P Van Zwanenberg, M Morgan, P Nightingale, A Smith); Large Players in the Nanogame: Dedicated Nanotech Subsidiaries or Distributed Nanotech Capabilities? (V Mangematin, K Errabi, C Gauthier); Is Canadian Intellectual Property Leaving Canada? A Study of Nanotechnology Patenting (C Beaudry, A Schiffauerova); Silent Innovation ? Corporate Strategizing in Early Nanotech Evolution (M Andersen); and Nanotechnology and the U.S. National Innovation System: Continuity and Change (D Mowery).
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china us scientific collaboration in Nanotechnology patterns and dynamics
Scientometrics, 2011Co-Authors: Li Tang, Philip ShapiraAbstract:This paper examines the rapid growth of China in the field of Nanotechnology and the rise of collaboration between China and the US in this emerging domain. Chinese scientific papers in Nanotechnology are analyzed to indicate overall trends, leading fields and the most prolific institutions. Patterns of China---US Nanotechnology paper co-authorship are examined over the period 1990---2009, with an analysis of how these patterns have changed over time. The paper combines bibliometric analysis and science mapping. We find rapid development in the number of China---US co-authored Nanotechnology papers as well as structural changes in array of collaborative Nanotechnology sub-fields. Implications for both China and the US of this evolving relationship are discussed.
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Introduction to the symposium issue: Nanotechnology innovation and policy—current strategies and future trajectories
Journal of Technology Transfer, 2011Co-Authors: Philip Shapira, Jan YoutieAbstract:The Symposium Issue of the Journal of Technology Transfer on "Nanotechnology Innovation and Policy: Current Strategies and Future Trajectories" is edited by Philip Shapira and Jan Youtie. Articles in the special issue include: Nanotechnology Innovation and Policy: Current Strategies and Future Trajectories (P Shapira, J Youtie); National Innovation Systems and The Globalization of Nanotechnology Innovation (P Shapira, J Youtie, L Kay); University-Industry Linkages in Nanotechnology and Biotechnology: Evidence on Collaborative Patterns for New Methods of Inventing (J Thursby, M Thursby); Missing Links in Nanomaterials Governance: Industrial Dynamics and Downstream Policies (I Rafols, P Van Zwanenberg, M Morgan, P Nightingale, A Smith); Large Players in the Nanogame: Dedicated Nanotech Subsidiaries or Distributed Nanotech Capabilities? (V Mangematin, K Errabi, C Gauthier); Is Canadian Intellectual Property Leaving Canada? A Study of Nanotechnology Patenting (C Beaudry, A Schiffauerova); Silent Innovation ? Corporate Strategizing in Early Nanotech Evolution (M Andersen); and Nanotechnology and the U.S. National Innovation System: Continuity and Change (D Mowery).
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regional development and interregional collaboration in the growth of Nanotechnology research in china
Scientometrics, 2011Co-Authors: Li Tang, Philip ShapiraAbstract:China is becoming a leading nation in terms of its share of the world's publications in the emerging Nanotechnology domain. This paper demonstrates that the international rise of China's position in Nanotechnology has been underwritten by the emergence of a series of regional hubs of Nanotechnology R&D activity within the country. We develop a unique database of Chinese Nanotechnology articles covering the period 1990 to mid-2006 to identify the regional distribution of Nanotechnology research in China. To build this database, a new approach was developed to clean and standardize the geographical allocation of Chinese publication records. We then analyze the data to understand the regional development of Nanotechnology research in China over our study period and to map interregional and international research collaboration linkages. We find that the geographical distribution of China's domestic Nanotechnology research is characterized by regional imbalance, with most of the leading regions located in eastern China, including not only Beijing and Shanghai but also a series of other new regional hubs. There is much less development of Nanotechnology research in central and western China. Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong are among the leading Chinese regions for international Nanotechnology research collaboration. Other Chinese Nanotechnology regions are less focused on international collaboration, although they have developed domestic interregional collaborations. Although new regional research hubs have emerged in the Nanotechnology domain, the paper notes that their concentration in eastern China reinforces existing imbalances in science and technology capabilities in China, and in turn this may further reinforce the dominant position of eastern China in the commercialization of new technologies such as Nanotechnology.
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from lab to market strategies and issues in the commercialization of Nanotechnology in china
Asian Business & Management, 2009Co-Authors: Philip Shapira, Jue WangAbstract:Nanotechnology is expected by many to be one of the next drivers of technology-based business and economic growth. China has emerged as a global player in Nanotechnology development, and now ranks second (after the United States) in Nanotechnology scientific publications produced annually. The study of Nanotechnology offers a lens to examine China's capabilities to move closer to the frontier of technology-led economic development, explore the evolving Chinese innovation system, and assess the effectiveness of policy strategies to modernize and add-value to research and industry in China. Supported by new policy initiatives and funding, hundreds of institutions and thousands of researchers in China are engaged in Nanotechnology R&D. Yet, although Chinese Nanotechnology research has scale, the pathways from laboratory research to successful commercialization remain problematic. Chinese performance in Nanotechnology patenting and product development is weak relative to its research strength, suggesting a significant gap between the research base and industrial development. Drawing on bibliometric research and field interviews with Chinese Nanotechnology policymakers, researchers and business representatives, we analyze this gap, explore the factors contributing to it and assess future commercialization trajectories.
Bhupinder Singh Sekhon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Food Nanotechnology - an overview
Nanotechnology Science and Applications, 2010Co-Authors: Bhupinder Singh SekhonAbstract:Food Nanotechnology is an area of emerging interest and opens up a whole universe of new possibilities for the food industry. The basic categories of Nanotechnology applications and functionalities currently in the development of food packaging include: the improvement of plastic materials barriers, the incorporation of active components that can deliver functional attributes beyond those of conventional active packaging, and the sensing and signaling of relevant information. Nano food packaging materials may extend food life, improve food safety, alert consumers that food is contaminated or spoiled, repair tears in packaging, and even release preservatives to extend the life of the food in the package. Nanotechnology applications in the food industry can be utilized to detect bacteria in packaging, or produce stronger flavors and color quality, and safety by increasing the barrier properties. Nanotechnology holds great promise to provide benefits not just within food products but also around food products. In fact, Nanotechnology introduces new chances for innovation in the food industry at immense speed, but uncertainty and health concerns are also emerging. EU/WE/global legislation for the regulation of Nanotechnology in food are meager. Moreover, current legislation appears unsuitable to Nanotechnology specificity.
Jutta Roosen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Do environmental attitudes and food technology neophobia affect perceptions of the benefits of Nanotechnology?
International Journal of Consumer Studies, 2012Co-Authors: Anahita Hosseini Matin, Ellen Goddard, Frédéric Vandermoere, Sandrine Blanchemanche, Andrea Bieberstein, Stephan Marette, Jutta RoosenAbstract:In recent years, a significant amount of research has focussed on the analysis of consumers' aversion to new technologies in food production and processing. At the same time, research has shown that environmental attitudes may be related to purchasing behaviour of consumers. This paper presents the result of an investigation into Canadian attitudes towards Nanotechnology, in general, and in applications in the food industry. The relationship between the food technology neophobia scale, environmental attitudes and Nanotechnology is examined. The results suggest that food technology neophobia is significant in explaining attitudes towards Nanotechnology, in general, and for food packaging and foods. Environmental attitudes are important in explaining respondents' attitudes towards Nanotechnology in general but not in explaining attitudes towards Nanotechnology in food packaging or food applications. Survey respondents' views of the role of science and technology in society (makes society worse or better off) are a more important determinant of attitudes towards Nanotechnology than whether they had heard of Nanotechnology prior to the survey.
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The public understanding of Nanotechnology in the food domain: the hidden role of views on science, technology and nature
Public Understanding of Science, 2011Co-Authors: Frédéric Vandermoere, Sandrine Blanchemanche, Andrea Bieberstein, Stephan Marette, Jutta RoosenAbstract:In spite of great expectations about the potential of Nanotechnology, this study shows that people are rather ambiguous and pessimistic about Nanotechnology applications in the food domain. Our findings are drawn from a survey of public perceptions about Nanotechnology food and Nanotechnology food packaging (N = 752). Multinomial logistic regression analyses further reveal that knowledge about food risks and Nanotechnology significantly influences people's views about Nanotechnology food packaging. However, knowledge variables were unrelated to support for nanofood, suggesting that an increase in people's knowledge might not be sufficient to bridge the gap between the excitement some business leaders in the food sector have and the restraint of the public. Additionally, opposition to nanofood was not related to the use of heuristics but to trust in governmental agencies. Furthermore, the results indicate that public perceptions of nanoscience in the food domain significantly relate to views on science, technology, and nature.
Arnim Wiek - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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public acceptance of Nanotechnology foods and food packaging the influence of affect and trust
Appetite, 2007Co-Authors: Michael Siegrist, H. Kastenholz, Marie Eve Cousin, Arnim WiekAbstract:Abstract Nanotechnology is increasingly being employed in the areas of food production and packaging. Public perception will be crucial to the realization of these technological advances. We examined how lay people (N=153) perceive Nanotechnology foods and Nanotechnology food packaging, and we examined the factors that influence willingness to buy these products. Participants received some general information about Nanotechnology, and specific information about four Nanotechnology applications. Overall, participants were hesitant to buy Nanotechnology foods or food with Nanotechnology packaging. Results suggest, however, that Nanotechnology packaging is perceived as being more beneficial than Nanotechnology foods. Results further suggest that social trust in the food industry is an important factor directly influencing the affect evoked by these new products. As suggested by the affect heuristic, affect had an impact on perceived benefits and perceived risks. Perceived benefit seems to be the most important predictor for willingness to buy.
Michael Siegrist - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Perceived risks and perceived benefits of different Nanotechnology foods and Nanotechnology food packaging.
Appetite, 2008Co-Authors: Michael Siegrist, Nathalie Stampfli, H. Kastenholz, Carmen KellerAbstract:Abstract Nanotechnology has the potential to generate new food products and new food packaging. In a mail survey in the German speaking part of Switzerland, lay people's (N = 337) perceptions of 19 Nanotechnology applications were examined. The goal was to identify food applications that are more likely and food applications that are less likely to be accepted by the public. The psychometric paradigm was employed, and applications were described in short scenarios. Results suggest that affect and perceived control are important factors influencing risk and benefit perception. Nanotechnology food packaging was assessed as less problematic than Nanotechnology foods. Analyses of individual data showed that the importance of naturalness in food products and trust were significant factors influencing the perceived risk and the perceived benefit of Nanotechnology foods and Nanotechnology food packaging.
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public acceptance of Nanotechnology foods and food packaging the influence of affect and trust
Appetite, 2007Co-Authors: Michael Siegrist, H. Kastenholz, Marie Eve Cousin, Arnim WiekAbstract:Abstract Nanotechnology is increasingly being employed in the areas of food production and packaging. Public perception will be crucial to the realization of these technological advances. We examined how lay people (N=153) perceive Nanotechnology foods and Nanotechnology food packaging, and we examined the factors that influence willingness to buy these products. Participants received some general information about Nanotechnology, and specific information about four Nanotechnology applications. Overall, participants were hesitant to buy Nanotechnology foods or food with Nanotechnology packaging. Results suggest, however, that Nanotechnology packaging is perceived as being more beneficial than Nanotechnology foods. Results further suggest that social trust in the food industry is an important factor directly influencing the affect evoked by these new products. As suggested by the affect heuristic, affect had an impact on perceived benefits and perceived risks. Perceived benefit seems to be the most important predictor for willingness to buy.
