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Biosensors for Sustainable Food - New Opportunities and Technical Challenges
This comprehensive book addresses the challenges associated with sustaining the globally increasing demand for food that has been forecast for the next centuries and the immediate need for the food production system to adopt sustainable practices to protect the environment and human health
Viviana Scognamiglio (Volume editor), Giuseppina Rea (Volume editor), Fabiana Arduini (Volume editor), Giuseppe Palleschi (Volume editor)
9780444635792, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 7 September 2016
450 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.8 cm, 0.6 kg
Biosensors for Sustainable Food - New Opportunities and Technical Challenges addresses the challenges associated with sustaining the globally increasing demand for food that has been forecast for the next centuries and the immediate need for the food production system to adopt sustainable practices to protect the environment and human health. It provides a comprehensive overview of established, cutting-edge, and future trends in biosensor technology and its application in the agrifood sector. In particular, different biosensing advances are covered, outlining the newest research efforts in the cross-disciplines of chemistry, biology, and materials science with biosensing research, in order to develop novel detection principles, sensing mechanisms, and device engineering methods. Food production and consumption have a strong impact on the environment in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, water, and soil contamination, the reduction of arable land, water consumption, and many other factors, which in turn, negatively affect human health. These issues have consequences for economic development, too. To address these challenges, it is necessary for scientists with different expertise, policymakers, and economists work together to develop new smart technologies and introduce them to the market, along with adequate regulations. In this regard, a sustainable food production system can be thought of as a chain of procedures with a low impact on the environment that guarantees a secured supply of healthier and fortified food while supporting economic growth.
1. Biosensor Potential in Pesticide MonitoringRiccardo Rapini and Giovanna Marrazza2. Trends on Biosensing Systems for Heavy Metal DetectionNeelam Verma and Gagandeep Kaur3. Sensing of Biological Contaminants: Pathogens and ToxinsNuvia Maria Saucedo and Ashok Mulchandani4. Biosensor-Based Technologies for the Detection of Pathogens and ToxinsKara L.M Moran, Jenny Fitzgerald, Daniel A. McPartlin, Jonathan H. Loftus and Richard O’Kennedy5. Biosensor to Ensure Food Security and Environmental ControlGennady A. Evtugyn6. Aptamers as Synthetic Receptors for Food Quality and Safety ControlRebeca Miranda-Castro, Noemí de-los-Santos-Álvarez and María Jesús Lobo-Castañón7. Emerging Nanomaterials for Analytical DetectionGeorgina Alarcon-Angeles, Giaan Arturo Álvarez-Romero and Arben Merkoçi8. Bio-Compatible Integration of Electronics into Food SensorsLiviu Mihai Dumitru, Mihai Irimia-Vladu and N. S. Sariciftci9. Food Microfluidics BiosensorsMiguel A. López, María Moreno-Guzman, Beatriz Jurado and Alberto Escarpa10. Commercially Available (Bio)Sensors in the Agrifood SectorAmina Antonacci, Fabiana Arduini, Danila Moscone, Giuseppe Palleschi and Viviana Scognamiglio11. Laser Scanning Approaches for Crop MonitoringDirk Hoffmeister12. Robotic Based Agriculture for Rural Renaissance: Drones and BiosensorsKulandaivel Chellappan Siva Balan13. Intelligent Food PackagingSemih Otles and Buket Yalcin Sahyar14. (Bio)Sensor Integration with ICT Tools for Supplying Chain Management and Traceability in AgricultureMimoza Durresi
Subject Areas: Food & beverage technology [TDCT], Biosensors [TCBS], Technology: general issues [TB], Medical microbiology & virology [MMFM]
