Plasma‐activated water: Physicochemical properties, microbial inactivation mechanisms, factors influencing antimicrobial effectiveness, and applications in the food …

YM Zhao, A Patange, DW Sun… - … Reviews in Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Novel nonthermal inactivation technologies have been increasingly popular over the
traditional thermal food processing methods due to their capacity in maintaining microbial …

Bio-based antimicrobial compositions and sensing technologies to improve food safety

Y Kim, L Ma, K Huang, N Nitin - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Microbial contamination is a persistent challenge to food safety and quality.•Bio-
based antimicrobial delivery system enhances food decontamination.•Bio-based …

Efficacy of decontamination and a reduced risk of cross-contamination during ultrasound-assisted washing of fresh produce

K Huang, S Wrenn, R Tikekar, N Nitin - Journal of Food Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Contamination of fresh produce with bacteria can occur during cultivation, harvest and post-
harvest processing and the current sanitation approaches for post-harvest processing are …

Efficacy of nanobubbles alone or in combination with neutral electrolyzed water in removing Escherichia coli O157: H7, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Listeria innocua …

S Shiroodi, MH Schwarz, N Nitin… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2021 - Springer
Due to the relatively high tolerance and resistance to sanitizers, biofilms can persist in the
environment resulting in cross-contamination. The overall goal of this study was to evaluate …

Assays and enumeration of bioaerosols-traditional approaches to modern practices

MD King, RE Lacey, H Pak, A Fearing… - Aerosol Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, much attention has been drawn to the exposure to bioaerosols in both
occupational and indoor environments due to adverse effects on human health. Exposure to …

Enhanced removal of Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Listeria innocua from fresh lettuce leaves using surfactants during simulated washing

K Huang, N Nitin - Food Control, 2017 - Elsevier
Removal of foodborne bacterial pathogens from fresh produce during washing and
sanitation process can significantly improve inactivation of the bacteria. Currently, produce …

Quantitative analysis and influences of contact dynamics on bacterial cross-contamination from contaminated fresh produce

J Yi, K Huang, GM Young, N Nitin - Journal of Food Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Cross-contamination of fresh produce during postharvest processing could be a significant
risk factor that can lead to foodborne outbreaks. The aim of this study was to simulate cross …

Biomimetic leaves with immobilized catalase for machine learning-enabled validating fresh produce sanitation processes

M Guo, S Tian, W Wang, L Xie, H Xu… - Food Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Washing and sanitation are vital steps during the postharvest processing of fresh produce to
reduce the microbial load on the produce surface. Although current process control and …

Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium adhesion to spinach leaf surfaces: Sensitivity to water chemistry and nutrient availability

HM Mayton, IM Marcus, SL Walker - Food microbiology, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of solution chemistry and growth conditions on bacterial
deposition on spinach leaf surfaces using a parallel plate flow cell. Two food safety …

Food-grade microscale dispersion enhances UV stability and antimicrobial activity of a model bacteriophage (T7) for reducing bacterial contamination (Escherichia …

K Huang, N Nitin - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
To reduce the use of conventional chemical pesticides, naturally occurring biopesticides
such as bacteriophages have emerged as a promising solution, but effectiveness of these …