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SWCNT-based biosensor development for biosensor development for food allergen control
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Why is it important?
Food allergy is one of the worldwide health-related threats. Peanut is considered as the leading source of allergic disease among some common sources, for example: milk, egg, tree nuts, shellfish, fish, wheat, and soy. In Asia, some surveys were conducted on peanut allergic patients and reports alarmed that 0.47% of 14–16-year old local Singapore schoolchildren and 0.43% of 14–16-year old Philippine schoolchildren are allergic to peanuts. The common peanut allergens have been recognized from Ara h1 to Ara h13. Among them, Ara h 2 has been recognized as the potent peanut allergy with the 2S-albumin family and categorized by conserved three-dimensional structures. It comprises of the proportion of 5.9 to 9.3 % of total peanut protein content and more than 95 % individuals have specific IgE to the Ara h1 and Ara h2.
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This article could lead a significant way to them who are willing to work on allergic related research work. As the allergic diseases are now common in not only Europe and America but Asia also. This article is hoped to message the readers about the comparison of traditional methods to new biosensor methods as an innovative tool.
Abdus Sobhan
Sangmyung University
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This page is a summary of: Rapid Detection of Ara h2 Using Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Based Biosensor for Peanut Allergen Control, Applied Mechanics and Materials, February 2018, Trans Tech Publications,
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.878.286.
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