Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), a useful tool in authenticity of agricultural products' and foods' origin

EC Mazarakioti, A Zotos, AA Thomatou… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fraudulent practices are the first and foremost concern of food industry, with significant
consequences in economy and human's health. The increasing demand for food has led to …

Nanoparticles from cuttlefish ink inhibit tumor growth by synergizing immunotherapy and photothermal therapy

RH Deng, MZ Zou, D Zheng, SY Peng, W Liu, XF Bai… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Natural nanoparticles have been extensively studied due to their diverse properties and
easy accessibility. Here, the nanoparticles extracted from cuttlefish ink (CINPs) with …

Advances in troubleshooting fish and seafood authentication by inorganic elemental composition

MO Varrà, S Ghidini, L Husáková, A Ianieri, E Zanardi - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The demand for fish and seafood is growing worldwide. Meanwhile, problems related to the
integrity and safety of the fishery sector are increasing, leading legislators, producers, and …

Deep-penetration functionalized cuttlefish ink nanoparticles for combating wound infections with synergetic photothermal-immunologic therapy

WQ Qu, JX Fan, DW Zheng, HY Gu, YF Yu, X Yan… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
The challenge of wound infections post-surgery and open trauma caused by multidrug-
resistant bacteria poses a constant threat to clinical treatment. As a promising antimicrobial …

Chemical Characterization of Different Products from the Tunisian Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

A Albergamo, AG Potortí, G Di Bella, NB Amor… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Various dried (by-) products from the Tunisian O. ficus-indica were elucidated for their
proximate composition, fatty acid (FA) composition, inorganic elements, sugars, and …

Chemical characterization of a variety of cold-pressed gourmet oils available on the Brazilian market

N Cicero, A Albergamo, A Salvo, GD Bua… - Food Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Different specialty extra virgin oils, produced by cold-pressing fruits/nuts (olive, pequi, palm,
avocado, coconut, macadamia and Brazil nut) and seeds (grapeseed and canola), and …

Multi-element signature of cuttlefish and its potential for the discrimination of different geographical provenances and traceability

MO Varrà, L Husáková, J Patočka, S Ghidini, E Zanardi - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The measurement and analysis of fifty-two elements by quadrupole inductively coupled
plasma mass spectrometry (Q-ICP-MS) and direct mercury analysis were applied to origin …

Grape water: reclaim and valorization of a by‐product from the industrial cryoconcentration of grape (Vitis vinifera) must

A Albergamo, R Costa, G Bartolomeo… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The term 'grape (Vitis vinifera) water'refers to a by‐product from the
cryoconcentration of must that, if not reclaimed, would be considered as wastewater. In this …

Chemometrics and innovative multidimensional data analysis (MDA) based on multi-element screening to protect the Italian porcino (Boletus sect. Boletus) from fraud

AF Mottese, MR Fede, F Caridi, G Sabatino… - Food Control, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a statistical model, combining principal components analysis (PCA), stepwise-
canonical discriminant analysis (stepwise-CDA), classification and regression tree (CART) …

Physicochemical, nutritional, microbiological, and sensory qualities of chicken burgers reformulated with Mediterranean plant ingredients and health-promoting …

A Albergamo, R Vadalà, D Metro, V Nava… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The quality of chicken burgers reformulated by the partial replacement of meat by
Mediterranean plant ingredients and enriched with peculiar amounts of n-3 PUFAs, Mg, Fe …