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Infrared and Raman Spectral Sensing for Food and Industrial Applications

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2025 | Viewed by 159

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Interests: swellable polymers for optical pH sensing; vibrational spectroscopy; infrared imaging; forensic automotive paint analysis; chemometrics
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Dear Colleagues,

Food adulteration and spoilage is an important and growing analytical field. Vibrational spectroscopy is crucial for monitoring food production systems to detect levels of adulterants such as melamine in milk or rapeseed oil mixed with extra virgin olive oil. In addition, vibrational spectroscopy plays an ever-increasing role in industrial process monitoring. PAC/PAT groups in chemical manufacturing and pharmaceutical plants employ vibrational spectroscopy for process monitoring, optimization during scale-up, and quality control validation. This Special Issue is devoted to all aspects of food and industrial applications of vibrational spectroscopy, including soft sensing, which refers to the use of data science techniques to infer key process indicators and critical process parameters for process development, optimization, and commercialization, as well as product quality assurance. 

Prof. Dr. Barry K. Lavine
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Keywords

  • vibrational spectroscopy
  • infrared spectral sensing
  • Raman spectral sensing
  • industrial process monitoring
  • monitoring food production systems

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Advancements in Chemical and Biosensors for Point-of-Care Detection of Acrylamide
by Mingna Xie, Xiao Lv, Ke Wang, Yong Zhou and Xiaogang Lin
Sensors 2024, 24(11), 3501; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24113501 - 29 May 2024
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Acrylamide (AA), an odorless and colorless organic small-molecule compound found generally in thermally processed foods, possesses potential carcinogenic, neurotoxic, reproductive, and developmental toxicity. Compared with conventional methods for AA detection, bio/chemical sensors have attracted much interest in recent years owing to their reliability, [...] Read more.
Acrylamide (AA), an odorless and colorless organic small-molecule compound found generally in thermally processed foods, possesses potential carcinogenic, neurotoxic, reproductive, and developmental toxicity. Compared with conventional methods for AA detection, bio/chemical sensors have attracted much interest in recent years owing to their reliability, sensitivity, selectivity, convenience, and low cost. This paper provides a comprehensive review of bio/chemical sensors utilized for the detection of AA over the past decade. Specifically, the content is concluded and systematically organized from the perspective of the sensing mechanism, state of selectivity, linear range, detection limits, and robustness. Subsequently, an analysis of the strengths and limitations of diverse analytical technologies ensues, contributing to a thorough discussion about the potential developments in point-of-care (POC) for AA detection in thermally processed foods at the conclusion of this review. Full article
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