{"id":250,"date":"2024-08-04T22:09:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T02:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fact-lab\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2024-08-05T15:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:05:57","slug":"develop-point-of-need-sensors-for-protecting-food-safety-and-quality-from-farm-to-fork","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fact-lab\/research\/develop-point-of-need-sensors-for-protecting-food-safety-and-quality-from-farm-to-fork\/","title":{"rendered":"Develop Point-of-need Sensors for Protecting Food Safety and Quality from Farm to Fork"},"content":{"rendered":"

To more effectively prevent defective agri-food products to enter the market and reaching consumers, there is a high demand for analytical methods with rapid turnaround time and can be performed at locations where the analysis is needed (i.e.<\/em>, point-of-need).<\/p>\n

Point-of-need analytical methods use compact, simplified, and user-friendly devices<\/strong> to achieve rapid, accurate and real-time analysis<\/strong> of targets of interest. These methods can be easily performed to monitor and assess the safety and quality of agri-food products at various points throughout the supply chain. This enables immediate action to be taken if problems are detected, ensuring that only integral products can reach consumers.<\/p>\n

In the FACT Lab, two major application scenarios we focus on include 1) standalone testing methods employing portable instrument<\/strong> and\/or microfluidic \u201clab-on-a-chip\u201d platforms<\/strong>, and 2) sensors that can be integrated with packaging materials for intelligent packaging technologies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Technical skills involved:<\/strong><\/p>\n