Nanotechnology and New Detection Technologies: Revolutionizing Food Quality and Safety
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Analytical Methods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food safety assay; food quality and safety; biosensors; portable detection devices; sample pretreatment technologies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global food supply chain is encountering growing biological and chemical risks, prompting the need for collaborative innovation in nanotechnology and advanced analytical technologies to enhance food safety protection systems. Among them, the limits of conventional antibacterial and detection techniques have been overcome by the special interface effect and functional designability of nanomaterials in conjunction with extremely sensitive and portable enhanced detection techniques. On one hand, nanotechnology can increase the bioavailability and targeted permeability of hydrophobic natural antibacterial medicines. On the other hand, the sample pretreatment technology driven by functionalized nanomaterials achieves ultra-high efficiency and the synchronous enrichment, purification, and interference elimination of trace antibiotics, insecticides, and other pollutants in complex matrices, laying the foundation for rapid and accurate detection. Collaboration between the two promotes a shift in food safety risk prevention and control from passive disposal to proactive intervention throughout the process. This not only greatly enhances the timeliness and reliability of food quality assurance but also provides a key technological means for establishing a full-chain intelligent governance system from farm to dining table, improving the global food industry's sustainable development.
This Special Issue, entitled “Nanotechnology and New Detection Technologies: Revolutionizing Food Quality and Safety”, will collect high-quality research focusing on application of nanotechnology and new detection technologies for food quality and safety. We encourage the submission of original high-quality research papers and comprehensive reviews related to the applications of food quality and safety.
Prof. Dr. Xianlong Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food quality and safety
- nanotechnology
- biotechnology
- food control
- antibacterial agent
- biomacromolecules
- sample pretreatment
- extraction
- biosensors
- nanosensors
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