Background Fruits are vulnerable to mechanical damages and physiological disorders
caused by the static and dynamic forces acting on them during transportation and abiotic …

This article aims to review nature-inspired chemical sensors for enabling fast, relatively
inexpensive, and minimally (or non-) invasive diagnostics and follow-up of the health …

The use of biofluids as a diagnostic tool for chronic health conditions has been gaining
traction in recent years. These fluids, which can be obtained non-invasively (such as urine …

Fruits with thick rind have been reported to interfere with the measurement of internal quality
of non-destructive near infrared spectroscopy. This review provides an overview of issues …

Background Bruising is the most common type of mechanical damage, which is inevitable
along the postharvest chain, including harvesting, sorting, packaging and so on. It's the …

Highlights•Defects affecting horticultural products and detection challenges are
summarised.•Machine learning's role in addressing issues of fruit defect detection is …

Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as an emerging analytical technique was used for the first
time to quantitatively detect the watercore degree and soluble solids content (SSC) in apple …

Background Food microstructure can be visualised by a wide range of microscopic
techniques, however these methods are usually destructive and require sample preparation …

Water is the most abundant component in fresh fruit and vegetables and its distribution and
hydrogen bonding state in cells has a significant influence on food processing. In the current …

Nano-titanium dioxide (nano-TiO 2) and litchi peel extract (LPE) were added to chitosan
(CS) matrix to develop a novel active packaging film and watercored apple coating. The …