Aptamers for Food Applications: Safety, Authenticity, and Integrity outlines the main applications of aptamers to ensure food safety, quality and compliance that are crucial for food science, public health and human sustainability. Aptamers or aptamer-based analytical devices are comprehensively summarized to tackle various food contamination or food adulteration problems. Topics covered in this book include aptamers for foodborne microbial pathogens, pesticide or veterinary drug residues, heavy metals, biotoxins, abused food additives, illegal food adulterants, POPs, GMOs, food allergens and food contact material migrants. It is therefore of interest for not only analytical investigators and food safety inspectors, but also regulatory practitioners and risk assessors in various food science and research fields. Presents the versatilities of aptamers for food safety, quality and compliance Provides utilities of aptamers for the analysis of almost all risk factors in foodstuffs Includes food quality control and regulatory measures such as HACCP, MRLs, proficiency test and uncertainty assessment, along with case illustrations

Short Blurb This reference book covers the classification, synthesis, characterization, and applications of aptamers in the food industry. It discusses the development and applications of aptasensors to detect chemical and microbial contaminants like heavy metals, pesticide residues, and veterinary drug residues. It includes food safety and quality assessment. Standard Blurb This reference book provides updated knowledge on the classification, synthesis, characterization, and applications of aptamers in food analysis and quality assessment. It discusses the development and applications of aptasensors to detect chemical and microbial contaminants like heavy metals, pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, and allergens. The book discusses various topics like food safety, quality assessment, and techniques for food analysis. It includes SELEX methods and nanomaterials-based aptasensors. It is an essential guide for food technologists, chemists, and researchers interested in developing aptamer-based schemes for food analysis. Seasonal Blurb This reference book provides updated knowledge on the classification, synthesis, characterization, and applications of aptamers in food analysis and quality assessment. It discusses the development and applications of aptasensors to detect chemical and microbial contaminants like heavy metals, pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, and allergens. The book discusses various topics like food safety, quality assessment, and techniques for food analysis. It includes SELEX methods and nanomaterials-based aptasensors. It is an essential guide for food technologists, chemists, and researchers interested in developing aptamer-based schemes for food analysis. 1 Discusses the different synthesis approaches for aptamers 2 Covers nanotechnology-based approaches for the detailed characterization of aptamers for food analysis 3 Reviews the mechanisms by which aptamer-based biosensors or aptasensors work 4 Describes the output mechanism of aptasensors in the detection and monitoring of various chemical and biological contaminants 5 Presents information on the design and development of cost-effective and durable chemical antibodies.

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Providing an updated summary of the application of different types of sensors for the analysis of food safety and quality, this book discusses the core principles, current research status, challenges and successful examples for each technology. In addition, the prospective and future trends for each topic are covered in each chapter. The editor and contributors are all experts in designing and constructing different types of sensors in food analysis, mainly focusing on the determination of food safety and quality. Sensors, as a new generation of detection technique, have many advantages and the application of sensors in food analysis will continue to grow in the next decades. However, until now, there has been no book providing the detailed characterization and summary of sensors in food safety and quality analysis that this book provides. It is vital reading for academic researchers and practising professionals in Food Science, Agricultural Engineering, Biological Systems Engineering, Food Safety, Food Quality and Food Analysis who are using sensors in their work.

Biosensors in food safety and quality have become indispensable in today’s world due to the requirement of food safety and security for human health and nutrition. This book covers various types of sensors and biosensors that can be used for food safety and food quality monitoring, but these are not limited to conventional sensors, such as temperature sensors, optical sensors, electrochemical sensors, calorimetric sensors, and pH sensors. The chapters are framed in a way that readers can experience the novel fabrication procedures of some advanced sensors, including lab-on-a-chip biosensors, IoT-based sensors, microcontroller-based sensors, and so on, particularly for fruits and vegetables, fermented products, plantation products, dairy-based products, heavy metal analysis in water, meat, fish, etc. Its simplistic presentation and pedagogical writing provide the necessary thrust and adequate information for beginners, scientists, and researchers. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics, which include the following: Fundamentals of biosensors Overview of food safety and quality analysis Major toxicants of food and water Fabrication techniques of biosensors applicable for different segments of the food industry This book serves as a reference for scientific investigators who work on the assurance of food safety and security using biosensing principles as well as researchers developing biosensors for food analysis. It may also be used as a textbook for graduate-level courses in bioelectronics.

Since four decades, rapid detection and monitoring in clinical and food diagnostics and in environmental and biodefense have paved the way for the elaboration of electrochemical biosensors. Thanks to their adaptability, ease of use in relatively complex samples, and their portability, electrochemical biosensors now are one of the mainstays of analy