Advanced Materials in Food Analysis and Testing

Dear Colleagues,

Food analytical methods aid our understanding of the components in complex food matrices during food processing. However, the development of novel analytical methods can be challenging, due to the serious matrix interference, complex characteristics, and ultra-low content of analytes. Advanced materials, such as nanoparticles, florescent dyes, polymers, and biomaterials, are being demonstrated to have a large impact on many aspects of food analysis and testing. The development of new advanced materials is critical to encourage novel analytical methods to be more rapid, accurate, and sensitive.

This Special Issue aims to collate the latest advances in the development and application of novel analytical methods in relation to food. The topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

1. Analytical methods based on nano-materials;
2. Biosensors and optical sensors;
3. Fluorescent analytical methods;
4. Rapid detection and immunoassay;
5. Sample preparation based on advanced materials.

Dr. Xiuying Liu
Dr. Yiwei Tang
Guest Editors

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