Advancing food quality assurance: Integrating microneedle technology with advanced analytical methods
Nano Today, cilt.54, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 54
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.nantod.2023.102115
- Dergi Adı: Nano Today
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Biosensors, Food, Food safety, Microneedles, Sampling, Toxins
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Food is vulnerable to contamination by chemicals, heavy metals, bacteria, parasites, and fungi, posing threats to human and animal health. Analytical methods encompassing microbiological, chemical, physical, immunological, and sensory analyses control this contamination. Before analysis, representative sampling is crucial to assess the overall safety of food batches. Timely sampling is essential to minimize the interval between collection and analysis. Microneedles, micron-sized needles integrated into patches, offer a distinct advantage over conventional methods. They enable non-destructive and minimally invasive sampling with precision and expedited field sampling, allowing for the rapid collection of multiple samples. This capability enhances the efficiency of analyzing numerous food contaminants quickly. This review highlights microneedle-assisted tools for detecting chemical and biological contaminants in food, significantly improving the speed and efficiency of current analytical methods.