This study mainly focuses on the processing, types, and
materials used for Lab-on-chip (LOC) fabrication and application of LOC in food
safety sensing. When paired with microfluidic techniques, lab-on-chip (LOC)
provides an automated, compact platform that enhances analysis for a variety of
applications. Using this LOC idea in biosensors makes a variety of analyses
easier and faster to detect, particularly when it comes to food safety sensing.
Microfluidic chips, also known as lab-on-a-chip devices or microfluidic
devices, are miniaturized platforms that manipulate small volumes of fluids,
typically in the microliter (10-6 liters) to picoliter (10-12 liters) range.
These chips integrate various functions such as sample preparation, analysis,
and detection into a single, compact device. The advancement in biosensors to
lab-on-chip devices is possible through implementing microfluidics integrated
sensing platforms. Microfluidics is an upcoming and novel research area that
gives an innovative stream to work with fluid analysis. Channels and Chambers,
Manipulation of Fluids, Sample Handling and Preparation, Chemical and
Biological Analysis, Point-of-Care Diagnostics, High Throughput Screening,
Customizability, and Scalability are the main applications of microfluidics
technology on Lab on-chip. Point-of-care diagnostics in food processing is the
main focus of this chapter. The processing method and fabrication of
lab-on-chip material and some important applications in food safety are
discussed in this chapter. There are also some innovative materials like
nanomaterials, graphene and conductive polymers along with already known paper
based LOC. More technological advancement and research is to be done on LOC
based biosensors especially in field of food safety for precise qualitative and
quantitative analysis.
Author(s)details:-
Dr. Sruthi
P. S.
Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Tavanur,
Malappuram, Kerala, India.
Dr. Sruthy
P. B.
Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Tavanur,
Malappuram, Kerala, India.
Senthilkumar
R.
Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Tavanur,
Malappuram, Kerala, India.
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