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Informationen zum Autor Dr Ibitsam E. Tothill is Reader in Analytical Biochemistry and Course Director for the MSc in Environmental Diagnostics at Cranfield Biotechnology Centre! Cranfield University. She has an international reputation for her work on immunosensors! affinity sensors! biosensors and diagnostics for food and environmental analysis. Klappentext With its high volumes of production! the food industry has an urgent need for instrumentation that can be used on-line and which produces rapid measurements. As a result! there has been a wealth of research in this field! which is summarised in this important collection. Zusammenfassung With its high volumes of production! the food industry has an urgent need for instrumentation that can be used on-line and which produces rapid measurements. As a result! there has been a wealth of research in this field! which is summarised in this important collection. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Product safety: On-line detection of contaminants; On-line immunochemical assays for contaminant analysis; Using bioassays in contaminant analysis; The rapid detection of pesticides in food; Detecting antimicrobial drug residues; Detecting veterinary drug residues; The rapid detection of toxins in food: a case study; Rapid detection methods for microbial contamination; Rapid analysis of microbial contamination of water. Part 2 Product quality: Rapid techniques for analysing food additives and micronutrients; Detecting genetically-modified ingredients; In-line sensors for food process monitoring and control; Measurement of added water in foodstuffs; Spectroscopic techniques for analysing raw material quality; Using spectroscopic techniques to monitor food composition; Confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM) for monitoring food composition; Using electronic noses to assess food quality; Rapid olfaction arrays in practice; On-line analysis and control of product quality. ...
