Query: Food quality and safety monitoring using gas sensor array in intelligent packaging

Candidate papers:

abstract: This paper aims to study different possibilities for implementing easy to use and cost effective micro systems to detect and trace expelled gases from rotten food. The paper covers various radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies and gas sensors as the two promoting feasibilities for the tracing of packaged food. Monitoring and maintaining quality and safety of food in transport and storage from producer to consumer are the most important concerns in food industry. Many toxin gases, even in parts per billion ranges, are produced from corrupted and rotten food and can endanger the consumers' health. To overcome the issues, intelligent traceability of food products, specifically the packaged ones, in terms of temperature, humidity, atmospheric conditions, etc. has been paid attention to by many researchers.,Contaminated food is usually detectable by odor. A small gas sensors and low cost tailored to the type of food packaging and a communication device for transmitting alarm output to the consumer are key factors in achieving intelligent packaging.,Conducting polymer composite, intrinsically conducting polymer and metal oxide conductivity gas sensors, metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) gas sensors offer excellent discrimination and lead the way for a new generation of "smart sensors" which will mould the future commercial markets for gas sensors.,Small size, low power consumption, short response time, wide operating temperature, high efficiency and small area are most important features of introduced system for using in package food.
author_names: Samaneh Matindoust

Majid Baghaei-Nejad

Mohammad Hadi Shahrokh Abadi

Zhuo Zou

Li-Rong Zheng
title: Food quality and safety monitoring using gas sensor array in intelligent packaging
year: 2016

abstract: Abstract In this article, several applications of nanomaterials in food packaging and food safety are reviewed, including: polymer/clay nanocomposites as high barrier packaging materials, silver nanoparticles as potent antimicrobial agents, and nanosensors and nanomaterial based assays for the detection of food relevant analytes (gasses, small organic molecules and food borne pathogens) In addition to covering the technical aspects of these topics, the current commercial status and understanding of health implications of these technologies are also discussed. These applications were chosen because they do not involve direct addition of nanoparticles to consumed foods, and thus are more likely to be marketed to the public in the short term.
author_names: Timothy V Duncan
title: Applications of nanotechnology in food packaging and food safety: Barrier materials, antimicrobials and sensors
venue: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
year: 2011

abstract: The application of nanotechnology in different areas of food packaging is an emerging field that will grow rapidly in the coming years. Advances in food safety have yielded promising results leading to the development of intelligent packaging (IP) By these containers, it is possible to monitor and provide information of the condition of food, packaging, or the environment. This article describes the role of the different concepts of intelligent packaging. It is possible that this new technology could reach enhancing food safety, improving pathogen detection time, and controlling the quality of food and packaging throughout the supply chain.
author_names: Guillermo Fuertes

Ismael Soto

Raul Carrasco

Manuel Vargas

Jorge Sabattin

Carolina Lagos
title: Intelligent Packaging Systems: Sensors and Nanosensors to Monitor Food Quality and Safety
venue: J. Sensors
year: 2016

abstract: The detection of oxygen using optical sensors is of increasing interest, especially in modified atmosphere food packaging (MAP) in which the package, usually containing food, is flushed with a gas, such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen. This tutorial review examines the ideal properties of an oxygen optical sensor for MAP and compares them with those developed to date, including the most recent advances. The basic technologies underpinning the different indicator types are described, examples given and their potential for application in MAP assessed. This tutorial review should be of interest to the MAP industry and researchers in optical sensors and oxygen sensing.
author_names: Andrew Mills
title: Oxygen indicators and intelligent inks for packaging food.
venue: Chemical Society reviews
year: 2005

abstract: We provide an in depth study of applying wireless sensor networks to real world habitat monitoring. A set of system design requirements are developed that cover the hardware design of the nodes, the design of the sensor network, and the capabilities for remote data access and management. A system architecture is proposed to address these requirements for habitat monitoring in general, and an instance of the architecture for monitoring seabird nesting environment and behavior is presented. The currently deployed network consists of 32 nodes on a small island off the coast of Maine streaming useful live data onto the web. The application driven design exercise serves to identify important areas of further work in data sampling, communications, network retasking, and health monitoring.
author_names: Alan M Mainwaring

David E Culler

Joseph Polastre

Robert Szewczyk

John Anderson
title: Wireless sensor networks for habitat monitoring
venue: WSNA '02
year: 2002

abstract: SUMMARY Nanotechnology can be used for combating the plant diseases either by controlled delivery of functional molecules or as diagnostic tool for disease detection. Nanotechnology, nano particles and quantum dots (QD) have emerged as pivotal tool for detection of a particular biological marker with extreme accuracy. The possibilities in future as well as some success that have been achieved so far are discussed in this review. Diagnosis of a disease in its very early stage can play important role in treatment. Due to phenomenal advancement in nanotechnology, QDs have emerged as pivotal tool for detection of a particular biological marker with extreme accuracy. QDS being very photo stable and optically sensitive can be used as labeling and can be easily traced with ordinary equipment. Early detection of tumor markers using quantum dots is proved to be boon for cancer diagnosis. Use of QDs has also helped in unlocking complex neurological phenomenon, such as molecular activities at synapse during neurotransmission. QDs also give important information about receptor movement if tagged with suitable antibodies. In short, optical stability and easy to handle properties have made QDs to remain at the apex of medical diagnostics. Key words: Nanotechnology, Nanoparticles, Quantum dots, Nano carbon, Carbon Nanotubes, Nano silver, Nano Alumino silicate, Nano sensors, Nano emulsion Madhuri Sharon et al. Nanotechnology in Agricultural Diseases and Food Safety. J Phytol 2/4 (2010) 83 92.
author_names: Madhuri Sharon

Ajoy Kr Choudhary

Rohit Kumar
title: Nanotechnology in agricultural diseases and food safety.
year: 2010

abstract: The aim of the present paper is to review the technical and scientific state of the art of wireless sensor technologies and standards for wireless communications in the Agri Food sector. These technologies are very promising in several fields such as environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, cold chain control or traceability. The paper focuses on WSN (Wireless Sensor Networks) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) presenting the different systems available, recent developments and examples of applications, including ZigBee based WSN and passive, semi passive and active RFID. Future trends of wireless communications in agriculture and food industry are also discussed.
author_names: Luis Ruiz-Garcia

Loredana Lunadei

Pilar Barreiro

Jose I Robla Villalba
title: A Review of Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications in Agriculture and Food Industry: State of the Art and Current Trends
venue: Sensors
year: 2009

abstract: In this work, a system for recognizing activities in the home setting using a set of small and simple state change sensors is introduced. The sensors are designed to be "tape on and forget" devices that can be quickly and ubiquitously installed in home environments. The proposed sensing system presents an alternative to sensors that are sometimes perceived as invasive, such as cameras and microphones. Unlike prior work, the system has been deployed in multiple residential environments with non researcher occupants. Preliminary results on a small dataset show that it is possible to recognize activities of interest to medical professionals such as toileting, bathing, and grooming with detection accuracies ranging from 25% to 89% depending on the evaluation criteria used.
author_names: Emmanuel Munguia Tapia

Stephen S Intille

Kent Larson
title: Activity Recognition in the Home Using Simple and Ubiquitous Sensors
venue: Pervasive
year: 2004

abstract: This paper describes our experiences using a wireless sensor network to monitor volcanic eruptions with low frequency acoustic sensors. We developed a wireless sensor array and deployed it in July 2004 at Volcan Tingurahua, an active volcano in central Ecuador. The network collected infrasonic (low frequency acoustic) signals at 102 Hz, transmitting data over a 9 km wireless link to a remote base station. During the deployment, we collected over 54 hours of continuous data which included at least 9 large explosions. Nodes were time synchronized using a separate GPS receiver, and our data was later correlated with that acquired at a nearby wired sensor array. In addition to continuous sampling, we have developed a distributed event detector that automatically triggers data transmission when a well correlated signal is received by multiple nodes. We evaluate this approach in terms of reduced energy and bandwidth usage, as well as accuracy of infrasonic signal detection.
author_names: Geoffrey Werner-Allen

Jeff Johnson

Mario Ruiz

Jonathan M Lees

Matt Welsh
title: Monitoring volcanic eruptions with a wireless sensor network
venue: Proceeedings of the Second European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks, 2005.
year: 2005

abstract: Since the beginning of the current millennium, food packaging innovation activities have gradually expanded toward the development of intelligent packaging. This evolution reflects the emerging need for new and efficient ways to economize on business processes, solve safety and quality issues through the supply chain, and reduce product losses. The general purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of ongoing scientific research, recent technological breakthroughs, and emerging technologies that offer the perspective of developing a next generation of intelligent food packaging systems to sense, detect, or record changes in the product, the package or its environment.
author_names: Mike Vanderroost

Peter Ragaert

Frank Devlieghere

Bruno De Meulenaer
title: Intelligent food packaging: the next generation
year: 2014