Smartphone-based imaging devices (SIDs) have shown to be versatile and have a wide
range of biomedical applications. With the increasing demand for high-quality medical …

Bead-based multiplex assays (BBMAs) are applicable for high throughput, simultaneous
detection of multiple analytes in solution (from several to 50–500 analytes within a single …

Current contaminant and residue monitoring throughout the food chain is based on
sampling, transport, administration, and analysis in specialized control laboratories. This is a …

Here we present the concept of a protein microarray-based fluorescence immunoassay for
multiple biomarker detection in milk extracts by an ordinary smartphone. A multiplex …

Marked improvements in milk production, health and reproduction have resulted from
manipulations of the pre-calving diet. An understanding of the underlying physiological …

Detection of misuse of peptides and proteins as growth promoters is a major issue for sport
and food regulatory agencies. The limitations of current analytical detection strategies for …

Despite banned for public health, societal and economic reasons, and therefore strictly
regulated, growth promoters can still be used in farm animals to increase production yields …

The use of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) to enhance milk production is approved
in several countries, but it is prohibited in the European Union. According to EU legislation, it …

Recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) is produced in large quantities and widely used in
a number of countries worldwide to stimulate milk production and as a general growth …

Somatotropin is a species-specific polypeptide hormone produced in the pituitary gland of
vertebrates. When administered exogenously to cattle, it can increase milk yield. However …