Advances in Agricultural Food and Pharmaceutical Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect papers on recent advances in methods and techniques for the analysis of the properties, composition, and structure of the materials used in agricultural, food, and pharmaceutical technologies. Most of these materials are either initially in a dispersed state or must be dispersed, so the characterization of dispersal systems, primarily colloid and complex fluids, is highly needed in the related branches of technology. Such characterization is carried out by optical methods (spectroscopies, scatterometry, dynamic light scattering, interferometry, microscopy, etc.) to a large extent. At the same time, aqueous and liquid solutions are involved in technological processes along with dispersions. It should be noted that in addition to optical methods, electrochemical methods, and acoustic methods, terahertz and dielectric spectroscopy, calorimetry, viscosimetry, and many other procedures are appropriate for the analysis of certain properties of materials. Since chemical composition must be controlled in many cases, methods for compound and elemental analysis are also of interest. It is worth to highlight that the real-time composition sensors and process analyzers are in high industrial demand. A key aspect of process analytical technology (PAT) that has been actively implemented over the past decade in food and pharmaceutical manufacturing to ensure the final product quality is the use of advanced analytical techniques. Among other analytical tasks, the detection of product adulteration has attracted increased attention. Works devoted to the related research areas, particularly in situ or in vivo diagnostics in the agriculture, food, and pharmaceutical industries are encouraged for submission to this Special Issue.

Dr. Alexey V. Shkirin
Dr. Leonid L. Chaikov
Guest Editors

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