Rapid detection of foodborne pathogens, spoilage microbes, and other biological
contaminants in complex food matrices is essential to maintain food quality and ensure …

Background Fruits are vulnerable to mechanical damages and physiological disorders
caused by the static and dynamic forces acting on them during transportation and abiotic …

Microbial biofilms can be both cause and cure to a range of emerging societal problems
including antimicrobial tolerance, water sanitation, water scarcity and pollution. The …

Over the past two decades, the development of plasmonic nanoparticle (NPs), especially
gold (Au) NPs, is being pursued more seriously in the medical fields such as imaging, drug …

Background Continuous transformation and development of new detection tools for bacteria
has converted the laborious scientific work into smart apparatus in recent years. The journey …

Background The quality of products depends on their processing. Effective way of
monitoring and controlling these processes will ensure the quality and safety of products …

Food safety is a major concern in the context of rising population and decreasing earth
resources. Food is often contaminated by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites, which …

Highlights•HSI is an automated, non-destructive and rapid alternative to explore plant
traits.•It acquires both chemical and structural information related with plant …

Infrared (IR; or mid-infrared, MIR; 4000-400 cm− 1; 2500–25,000 nm) spectroscopy has
become one of the most powerful and versatile tools at the disposal of modern bioscience …

Surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), well acknowledged as a fingerprinting
and sensitive analytical technique, has exerted high applicational value in a broad range of …