S.M.A.R.T 360
360°shelf-life: application of green, smart sensors to visual monitoring food quality and reduce food waste
D.D. del MUR n. 104 del 02/02/2022
Codice progetto MUR: 2022XSFEY4
CUP: J53D23010550006
Coordinatore di progetto: Università degli Studi di Parma
Ruolo UNIBO: RL
Research areas: Agro-environmental and food microbiology
Scientific officer: Lorenzo Siroli
Duration: 12/10/2023 - 12/10/2025
Research group: Siroli Lorenzo, Ricci Arianna, Vannini Lucia, Khan Muhammad Rehan.
The main aim of this project is the set-up of green, smart sensors for visual monitoring food quality and reducing the waste of high perishable foods. Eco-friendly colorimetric sensors array will be designed, optimized and tested for quality monitoring on a model food. Three food categories will be fully characterized, during the whole shelf-life, in terms of microbial population, volatile molecule profiles, colour and textural changes in order to establish a link between the change of sensor’s colors and variations in microbial populations and metabolites. The sensor prototypes will be validated on the target foods at optimal/non-optimal storage conditions by using a multidisciplinary approach.