Moving forward in plant food safety and security through NanoBioSensors: Adopt or adapt biomedical technologies?
Plant-based foods are integral part of our day-to-day diet. Increasing world population has put forth an ever increasing demand for plant-based foods, and food security remains a major concern. Similarly, biological, chemical, and physical threats to our food and increasing regulatory demands to control the presence of foreign species in food products have made food safety a growing issue. Nanotechnology has already established its roots in diverse disciplines. However, the food industry is yet to harness the full potential of the unique capabilities offered by this next-generation technology. While there might be safety concerns in regards to integration of nanoproducts with our food products, an aspect of nanotechnology that can make remarkable contribution to different elements of the food chain is the use of nanobiosensors and diagnostic platforms for monitoring food traceability, quality, safety, and nutritional value. This brings us to an important question that whether existing diagnostic platforms that have already been well developed for biomedical and clinical application are suitable for food industry or whether the demands of the food industry are altogether different that may not allow adoption/adaptation of the existing technology. This review is an effort to raise this important "uncomfortable" yet "timely" question.
Centre for Biodesign and Diagnostics, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
Tarun K
TK
Sharma
Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL), School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Rajesh
R
Ramanathan
Organization for Educational Initiatives, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.|Department of Anatomy I, School of Medicine, Showa University, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.|Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), Kathmandu, Nepal.|GRADE Academy Private Limited, Birgunj, Nepal.
Randeep
R
Rakwal
Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), Kathmandu, Nepal.|GRADE Academy Private Limited, Birgunj, Nepal.
Ganesh K
GK
Agrawal
Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL), School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Vipul
V
Bansal
D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000379:methods*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D005516:Food Microbiology; D059022:Food Safety; D005523:Food Supply; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*
Agriculture; Diagnostics; Food; Nanobiosensors; Nanoproteomics; Nanotechnology