TY - JOUR
TI - Application of microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) for food microbial detection.
AU - Papatheodorou, Spyridon Andreas
AU - Tsironi, Theofania
AU - Giannakourou, Maria
AU - Halvatsiotis, Panagiotis
AU - Houhoula, Dimitra
JO - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
PY - 2022
VL - null
TODO - null
SP - null
PB - 
SN - 0022-5142, 1097-0010
TODO - 10.1002/jsfa.11822
TODO - μPADS, food matrices, foodborne pathogens, microbial detection, Microfluidics
TODO - Microfluidic technology is an emerging scientific area, aiming to provide inexpensive, sensitive and efficient devices which can, among other applications,  may play a significant role in food monitoring. Microfluidic Paper-based analytical  Devices (μPADs) have been proposed as potentially effective tools for safety and  quality monitoring, in terms of microbial detection. Several μPADs have been  developed using alternative fabrication methods, each one exhibiting different  features, advantages and limitations. These devices have been tested for their  applicability for the detection of foodborne pathogens in cultured cells, water or  food matrices. Limited studies report the utilization of μPADs for quality  monitoring of food, targeting microbial or chemical quality indexes. The aim of the  article is to describe and discuss the most common types of μPADs for their  effectiveness in microbial detection in food matrices and thus theirs applicability  in the food industry sector as simple and cost effective tools for rapid safety and  quality monitoring. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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