Recent developments in antimicrobial and antifouling coatings to reduce or prevent contamination and cross‐contamination of food contact surfaces by bacteria

W DeFlorio, S Liu, AR White, TM Taylor… - … Reviews in Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Illness as the result of ingesting bacterially contaminated foodstuffs represents a significant
annual loss of human quality of life and economic impact globally. Significant research …

Applications of luminous bacteria enzymes in toxicology

VA Kratasyuk, EN Esimbekova - Combinatorial chemistry & …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
This review describes the principle and applications of bioluminescent enzymatic toxicity
bioassays. This type of assays uses bacterial coupled enzyme systems: NADH: FMN …

Ultraviolet light and ultrasound as non-thermal treatments for the inactivation of microorganisms in fresh ready-to-eat foods

A Birmpa, V Sfika, A Vantarakis - International journal of food microbiology, 2013 - Elsevier
The effects of two non thermal disinfection processes, Ultraviolet light (UV 254 nm) and
Ultrasound (US) on the inactivation of bacteria and color in two freshly cut produces (lettuce …

Dual-functional, superhydrophobic coatings with bacterial anticontact and antimicrobial characteristics

S Liu, J Zheng, L Hao, Y Yegin, M Bae… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bacterial pathogens are responsible for millions of cases of illnesses and deaths each year
throughout the world. The development of novel surfaces and coatings that effectively inhibit …

Ready-to-eat vegetables: Current problems and potential solutions to reduce microbial risk in the production chain

I Castro-Ibáñez, MI Gil, A Allende - LWT-food science and technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The popularity of the consumption of fresh ready-to-eat (RTE) products has increased
globally. Simultaneously, the number of outbreaks and cases of foodborne illness …

Cold plasma inactivation of internalised bacteria and biofilms for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli

D Ziuzina, L Han, PJ Cullen, P Bourke - International journal of food …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microbial biofilms and bacteria internalised in produce tissue may reduce the effectiveness
of decontamination methods. In this study, the inactivation efficacy of in-package …

Environmental sampling for Listeria monocytogenes control in food processing facilities reveals three contamination scenarios

M Muhterem-Uyar, M Dalmasso, AS Bolocan… - Food Control, 2015 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes enters the food processing facility via environment, or contaminated
raw materials. To increase the understanding of L. monocytogenes environmental …

Durable superhydrophobic coatings for stainless-steel: An effective defense against Escherichia coli and Listeria fouling in the post-harvest environment

W DeFlorio, S Liu, Y Arcot, B Ulugun, X Wang… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing concerns revolve around bacterial cross-contamination of leafy green vegetables
via food-contact surfaces. Given that stainless-steel is among the commonly used food …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial evaluation of fresh, minimally-processed vegetables and bagged sprouts from chain supermarkets

MZ Jeddi, M Yunesian, ME Gorji, N Noori… - Journal of health …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this study was to evaluate the bacterial and fungal quality of minimally-processed
vegetables (MPV) and sprouts. A total of 116 samples of fresh-cut vegetables, ready-to-eat …

Extending shelf-life of fresh-cut green peppers using pressurized argon treatment

X Meng, M Zhang, B Adhikari - Postharvest biology and technology, 2012 - Elsevier
When fresh-cut fruit and vegetables are subjected to pressurized argon treatments, the
argon gas dissolves into water and forms clathrate hydrates which ultimately lead to …