Stefano Toffanin
EMail+39 0516398514 Orcid Scopus |
Stefano
Toffanin
Institute of nanostructured materials Research Director Nutrheff Thematic Sensory and consumer sciences
Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals
and functional food
Keywords: biosensors, functionalized sensing surface, optical, system-integration, nanoplasmonics, biorecognition elements, organic photonics, food quality, food security, food-waste reduction
Nutraceuticals and foods of interestPortable miniaturized optical biosensors for the quantitative detection of inquinants and quality parameters in food chains such as milk, honey, beer, and aquaponics. The implementation of advanced ICT tools can help in assessing in a reliable and reproducible approach the added-values in nutraceuticals and functional food by determining the chemical and natural compounds of interest from farm to fork, even at consumer side. In general, both solid and liquid foods. In the case of solid foods, suitable sample preparation protocol must be integrated in the sensor. At the moment, the food of intersts are milk, honey, beer, and water in aquaponics. This portfolio can be easily extedned to wine, for example. Fields of application Food quality assessment, food security, farm-to-fork strategy, point-of-need, food-waste reduction, circular food chains. Facilities and equipments Clean-room endowed with glove boxes and vacuum-sublimation system for the single components and modules fabrication, and optical, optoelectronic and spectroscopic labs for the characterization of materials, operating devices and sensors. |
