Advanced Biosensors for Food and Agriculture Safety
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensor Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: MOFs; biosensors; polymer dots for food safety; biomedical applications; nanomaterials
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Interests: food analysis; food biosensing; food safety rapid sensing; food safety control
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ensuring the safety and quality of food and agricultural products is crucial for managing global challenges such as population growth, climate change, and complex supply chains. Contamination from pathogens, pesticides, toxins, and environmental pollutants poses significant risks to both public health and economic stability. In this regard, advanced biosensors are transformative, offering rapid, accurate, and portable solutions for real-time hazard detection in food and agriculture. Recent advancements in nanotechnology have further enhanced the sensitivity, specificity, and scalability of these sensors. This Special Issue, "Advanced Biosensors for Food and Agriculture Safety," explores the latest developments in biosensor design, application, and commercialization. It aims to cover the application of biosensors in detecting foodborne pathogens, pesticide residues, food additives, and environmental contaminants in agricultural products. It also seeks to highlight advancements in optical, electrochemical, and wearable biosensors that enable onsite detection, improving food safety, reducing reliance on traditional lab-based methods, and ensuring transparency in the food supply chain. Researchers are invited to submit original studies, reviews, and perspectives that address current challenges and future opportunities in using biosensing technologies to create safer and more sustainable food systems.
Dr. Zhaoyang Ding
Prof. Dr. Huilin Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biosensors
- food safety
- agricultural safety
- pathogen detection
- pesticide residues
- food additives
- nanotechnology
- real-time analysis
- food supply chain
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