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The use of electrochemical biosensors in food analysis

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posted on 2018-03-15, 00:00 authored by J Bunny, S Williamson, D Atkin, M Jeanneret, Daniel Cozzolino, James Chapman, Aoife Power, Shaneel ChandraShaneel Chandra
Rapid and accurate analysis of food produce is essential to screen for species that may cause significant health risks like bacteria, pesticides and other toxins. Considerable developments in analytical techniques and instrumentation, for example chromatography, have enabled the analyses and quantitation of these contaminants. However, these traditional technologies are constrained by high cost, delayed analysis times, expensive and laborious sample preparation stages and the need for highly-trained personnel. Therefore, emerging, alternative technologies, for example biosensors may provide viable alternatives. Rapid advances in electrochemical biosensors have enabled significant gains in quantitative detection and screening and show incredible potential as a means of countering such limitations. Apart from demonstrating high specificity towards the analyte, these biosensors also address the challenge of the multifactorial food industry of providing high analytical accuracy amidst complex food matrices, while also overcoming differing densities, pH and temperatures. This (public and Industry) demand for faster, reliable and cost-efficient analysis of food samples, has driven investment into biosensor design. Here, we discuss some of the recent work in this area and critique the role and contributions biosensors play in the food industry. We also appraise the challenges we believe biosensors need to overcome to become the industry standard.

History

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start Page

183

End Page

195

Number of Pages

13

eISSN

2322-0007

ISSN

2347-467X

Publisher

Bentham Science Publishers, Netherlands

Additional Rights

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

Author Research Institute

  • Institute for Future Farming Systems

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science