Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (ISMN) CNR, Via del Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Roma, Italy.
Molecules. 2021 May 15;26(10):2940. doi: 10.3390/molecules26102940.
Safety and quality are key issues for the food industry. Consequently, there is growing demand to preserve the food chain and products against substances toxic, harmful to human health, such as contaminants, allergens, toxins, or pathogens. For this reason, it is mandatory to develop highly sensitive, reliable, rapid, and cost-effective sensing systems/devices, such as electrochemical sensors/biosensors. Generally, conventional techniques are limited by long analyses, expensive and complex procedures, and skilled personnel. Therefore, developing performant electrochemical biosensors can significantly support the screening of food chains and products. Here, we report some of the recent developments in this area and analyze the contributions produced by electrochemical biosensors in food screening and their challenges.
安全和质量是食品行业的关键问题。因此，人们越来越要求保护食物链和产品免受有毒有害物质的侵害，如污染物、过敏原、毒素或病原体。出于这个原因，必须开发高灵敏度、可靠、快速且具有成本效益的传感系统/设备，如电化学传感器/生物传感器。一般来说，传统技术受到分析时间长、昂贵且复杂的程序以及熟练人员的限制。因此，开发高性能的电化学生物传感器可以显著支持食物链和产品的筛选。在这里，我们报告了该领域的一些最新进展，并分析了电化学生物传感器在食品筛选中的贡献及其面临的挑战。
