Nanotechnology in food and plant science: challenges and future prospects

MA Ansari - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Globally, food safety and security are receiving a lot of attention to ensure a steady supply of
nutrient-rich and safe food. Nanotechnology is used in a wide range of technical processes …

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors for food allergen detection in food matrices

J Zhou, Q Qi, C Wang, Y Qian, G Liu, Y Wang… - Biosensors and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Food allergies are recognized as a growing public health concern, with an estimated 3% of
adults and 6-8% of children affected by food allergy disorders. Hence, food allergen …

Nanoparticle-based immunochemical biosensors and assays: recent advances and challenges

Z Farka, T Jurik, D Kovar, L Trnkova… - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
We review the progress achieved during the recent five years in immunochemical
biosensors (immunosensors) combined with nanoparticles for enhanced sensitivity. The …

Plasmonic biosensors for food control

S Balbinot, AM Srivastav, J Vidic, I Abdulhalim… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Food safety is becoming increasingly important because food industry must
provide quality products to minimize the health risks. Traditional methods to assure food …

Label-free optical biosensors for food and biological sensor applications

N Khansili, G Rattu, PM Krishna - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2018 - Elsevier
Safety of food is a scientific domain requiring advanced handling, preparation, and storage.
Food is a paramount need for growth of microorganisms it serves as a medium for …

Nanomaterials enhanced surface plasmon resonance for biological and chemical sensing applications

S Zeng, D Baillargeat, HP Ho, KT Yong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The main challenge for all electrical, mechanical and optical sensors is to detect low
molecular weight (less than 400 Da) chemical and biological analytes under extremely …

Review of plasmonic fiber optic biochemical sensors: improving the limit of detection

C Caucheteur, T Guo, J Albert - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2015 - Springer
This paper presents a brief overview of the technologies used to implement surface plasmon
resonance (SPR) effects into fiber-optic sensors for chemical and biochemical applications …

Chemical and biological sensors for food-quality monitoring and smart packaging

F Mustafa, S Andreescu - Foods, 2018 - mdpi.com
The growing interest in food quality and safety requires the development of sensitive and
reliable methods of analysis as well as technology for freshness preservation and food …

Symmetrical dual D-shape photonic crystal fibers for surface plasmon resonance sensing

C Liu, W Su, Q Liu, X Lu, F Wang, T Sun, PK Chu - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Symmetrical dual D-shape photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) for surface plasmon resonance
(SPR) sensing are designed and analyzed by the finite element method (FEM). The …

Recent progresses on emerging biosensing technologies and portable analytical devices for detection of food allergens

D Zhu, S Fu, X Zhang, Q Zhao, X Yang, C Man… - Trends in Food Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The increasing food allergic cases have posed a great challenge to the human
health worldwide. Avoiding the exposure to food allergens is still the only efficient method to …