Research on Process Analytics in Natural, Pharmaceutical and Food Products
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: analytical chemistry; bioavailability; food science
Interests: plant material; chromatography; phytochemistry
Interests: functional food; antioxidant properties; polyphenols; phenolic acids; extraction; HPLC
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the continuous development of methods of extracting active substances from their natural source, and their research and use in pharmaceutical and medicinal products, numerous analytical techniques require constant improvement. Such research includes various methods of sample preparation, the extraction of active ingredients, the analysis of active ingredients, toxic ingredients, contaminants, decomposition products, and the determination of bioavailability. There has been a noticeable increase in interest not only in functional foods, but also in various natural products with medicinal or supplement properties. Furthermore, globalization facilitates access to many natural products and semi-finished products from different parts of the world. Moreover, increasing industrialization may have a significant impact not only on the quantity of ingredients with desirable biological effects, but also negatively affect their quality. At the same time, legal regulations concerning the quality and safety of these products vary depending on their place of origin and, in principle, are never able to fully protect consumers. Therefore, the quality control of various natural products appears to be so significant.
This Special Issue is dedicated to analytical procedures for methods of preparation and analysis of natural products and pharmaceuticals, and to determining their bioavailability and biological activity. The search for novel and improved known analytical methods is an important trend in analytical chemistry due to the diverse nature of analytes extracted from natural sources, as well as those produced on an industrial scale.
Dr. Jan Sawicki
Dr. Agnieszka Skalska-Kamińska
Dr. Kamila Kasprzak-Drozd
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sample preparation
- sample pretreatment
- analysis of plant/food/environment and biomedical samples
- analysis of pharmaceuticals
- miniaturization
- green analytical chemistry
- bioavailability
- biological activity
- functional foods
- degradation products
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