Advances in Portable Biosensors and Antimicrobial Strategies for Food Safety

Dear Colleagues,

Foodborne pathogens play a significant role in risk factors in the food industry, posing a tremendous threat to human health and resulting in substantial economic losses. Therefore, it is crucial to develop sensitive and rapid detection and disinfection strategies in order to minimize the risks associated with food contaminated by pathogens. To date, numerous methods are available for detecting pathogens and antimicrobials with high sensitivity and specificity. For detection assays, conventional bacterial cultivation, molecular biological techniques, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay have been popular over the past decades. However, these methods either rely on expensive instruments or require a relatively long detection time, making them cumbersome for on-site analysis of pathogens in the food safety field. Advances in relation to portable biosensors, which focus on avoiding these problems, are currently under study. Additionally, the disinfection of foodborne pathogens employing biological, chemical, and physical strategies has been explored. Moreover, green, environmentally friendly, and sustainable sterilization methods are gaining increasing attention in the field of food safety.

Dr. Yunlei Zhou
Prof. Dr. Huanshun Yin
Guest Editors

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