Quantum dots: Strain is a problem no more

Construction of molecularly imprinted nanoplatforms with persistent luminescence for the in vitro specific adsorption and in vivo targeted regulation of food-borne biotoxins

Molecularly imprinted nanoplatforms with super-long afterglow persistent luminescence showed in vitro specific adsorption and in vivo targeted regulation ability of food-borne biotoxins by autofluorescence-free nanoimaging.

Probing and Quantifying the Food-Borne Pathogens and Toxins: From In Vitro to In Vivo

Development of real-time and in situ analytical methods for determination of food-borne pathogens and toxins ingested into the human body would be a promising research direction in the food-safety area. The present perspective starts with summarization of the up-to-date progress of the nanomaterial-assisted in vitro detection methods for pathogens and toxins and finally focuses on application of animal bioimaging to in vivo study, including prospective strategies for in vivo quantification of target pathogens or toxins and in vivo investigation of their behaviors inside the living body, with the assistance of real-time and non-invasive optical bioimaging. This perspective provides the advisory direction for food-safety research, from in vitro to in vivo, along with a prospective discussion of the further development roadmap of the food-safety detection techniques, especially the bioimaging-guided methods for investigation and mediation of the food contamination effect to human health.