Past, present and future of sensors in food production

Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 491-510

  Adley, Catherine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Food; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101921669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23048158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/foods3030491     Document Type: Review

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