Microgreen nutrition, food safety, and shelf life: A review

ER Turner, Y Luo, RL Buchanan - Journal of food science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microgreens have gained increasing popularity as food ingredients in recent years because
of their high nutritional value and diverse sensorial characteristics. Microgreens are edible …

Antimicrobial blue light inactivation of pathogenic microbes: State of the art

Y Wang, Y Wang, Y Wang, CK Murray… - Drug Resistance …, 2017 - Elsevier
As an innovative non-antibiotic approach, antimicrobial blue light in the spectrum of 400–
470 nm has demonstrated its intrinsic antimicrobial properties resulting from the presence of …

An overview of LEDs' effects on the production of bioactive compounds and crop quality

MM Hasan, T Bashir, R Ghosh, SK Lee, H Bae - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are characterized by their narrow-spectrum, non-thermal
photon emission, greater longevity, and energy-saving characteristics, which are better than …

Application of light‐emitting diodes in food production, postharvest preservation, and microbiological food safety

C D'Souza, HG Yuk, GH Khoo… - … Reviews in Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐emitting diodes (LEDs) possess unique properties that are highly suitable for several
operations in the food industry. Such properties include low radiant heat emissions; high …

Photodynamic and photobiological effects of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy in dermatological disease: an update

E Sorbellini, M Rucco, F Rinaldi - Lasers in Medical Science, 2018 - Springer
Benefit deriving from the use of light is known since ancient time, but, only in the last
decades of twentieth century, we witnessed the rapid expansion of knowledge and …

Perspectives and trends in the application of photodynamic inactivation for microbiological food safety

VS Ghate, W Zhou, HG Yuk - … in Food Science and Food Safety, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic inactivation is a phenomenon that has the potential to cause microbial
inactivation using visible light. It works on the principle that photosensitizers within the …

Eradication of planktonic Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its sessile biofilm by curcumin-mediated photodynamic inactivation

B Chen, J Huang, H Li, QH Zeng, JJ Wang, H Liu… - Food Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is the leading pathogen in seafoods. This study established the
efficient blue light-emitting diode (LED) photodynamic inactivation (PDI) to eradicate Vibrio …

New trends in the development of photodynamic inactivation against planktonic microorganisms and their biofilms in food system

L Chen, Y Zhao, W Wu, Q Zeng… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is a novel and effective nonthermal inactivation
technology. This review provides a comprehensive overview on the bactericidal ability of …

Effect of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the quality of fruits and vegetables during postharvest period: A review

SS Nassarawa, AM Abdelshafy, Y Xu, L Li… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2021 - Springer
Major losses of fresh horticultural produce transpire during postharvest storage due to
prompt senescence and diseases. The traditional postharvest preservation techniques used …

Enhanced antibacterial and antibiofilm functions of the curcumin-mediated photodynamic inactivation against Listeria monocytogenes

J Huang, B Chen, H Li, QH Zeng, JJ Wang, H Liu… - Food Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is a promising and effective non-thermal sterilization
technology. This study aimed to construct the enhanced antibacterial and anti-biofilm blue …