Carbohydrates are widespread and naturally occurring compounds, and essential
constituents for living organisms. They are quite often reported when biological systems are …

Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer and functions as the main structural
component in a variety of living organisms. In nature, chitin rarely occurs in a pure form, but …

The Raman spectrum of living cells and microorganisms contains highly specific fingerprint‐
like signatures, useful in unequivocally identifying different species and interpreting …

Antifungal activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and their mode of action against
two postharvest pathogenic fungi (Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum) were …

Raman spectra of biological materials are very complex, because they consist of signals
from all molecules present in cells. In order to obtain chemical information from these …

Some polysaccharides isolated from natural sources show various important biological
activities, such as antitumor, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory effects, which are …

In this review, we report the recent advances of SERS in fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Firstly,
we briefly introduce the advantage of SERS over fluorescence on virus identification and …

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is the leading pathogen in seafoods. This study established the
efficient blue light-emitting diode (LED) photodynamic inactivation (PDI) to eradicate Vibrio …

Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy and chemometric tools have been used for
exploratory analysis of pure corn and cassava starch samples and mixtures of both starches …

Biofilms, which are complex microbial communities embedded in the protective extracellular
polymeric substances (EPS), are difficult to remove in food production facilities. In this study …