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Preparation and characterization of chitosan-citric acid edible films loaded with Cornelian cherry pomace extract as active packaging materials (2023)
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Loukri, A., Kyriakoudi, A., Oliinychenko, Y., Stratakos, A. C., Lazaridou, A., & Mourtzinos, I. (2024). Preparation and characterization of chitosan-citric acid edible films loaded with Cornelian cherry pomace extract as active packaging materials. Food Hydrocolloids, 150, Article 109687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.109687

The development of environmentally-friendly, intelligent and active packaging materials is crucial for the protection of food products and the prevention of environmental pollution. This work aimed to study the development of chitosan films containin... Read More about Preparation and characterization of chitosan-citric acid edible films loaded with Cornelian cherry pomace extract as active packaging materials.

Advancing dysphagia-oriented multi-ingredient meal development: Optimising hydrocolloid incorporation in 3D printed nutritious meals (2023)
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Εkonomou, S., Hadnađev, M., Gioxari, A., Abosede, O. R., Soe, S., & Stratakos, A. C. (2024). Advancing dysphagia-oriented multi-ingredient meal development: Optimising hydrocolloid incorporation in 3D printed nutritious meals. Food Hydrocolloids, 147, 109300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.109300

Dysphagia (DP) is a growing health concern in today's ageing population, leading to high demand for DP-oriented food. 3D printing is a promising novel technology for developing new attractive and appetising products. Therefore, we aimed to develop a... Read More about Advancing dysphagia-oriented multi-ingredient meal development: Optimising hydrocolloid incorporation in 3D printed nutritious meals.

Recent advances in microalgae, insects, and cultured meat as sustainable alternative protein sources (2023)
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Fatima, N., Emambux, M. N., Olaimat, A. N., Stratakos, A. C., Nawaz, A., Wahyono, A., …Shahbaz, H. M. (2023). Recent advances in microalgae, insects, and cultured meat as sustainable alternative protein sources. Food and Humanity, 1, 731-741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2023.07.009

It is estimated that the world will need an extra 265 million tons of protein by the middle of this century, which is approximately 50 % more than today. Efforts are currently underway to find sustainable protein sources for keepin... Read More about Recent advances in microalgae, insects, and cultured meat as sustainable alternative protein sources.

Development of novel antimicrobial coatings incorporating linalool and eugenol to improve the microbiological quality and safety of raw chicken (2023)
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Ekonomou, S. I., Leech, D. J., Lightfoot, S., Huson, D., & Stratakos, A. C. (2023). Development of novel antimicrobial coatings incorporating linalool and eugenol to improve the microbiological quality and safety of raw chicken. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 182, 114839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2023.114839

Incorporating natural antimicrobial agents in antimicrobial coatings has recently been gaining more attention. This study aimed to develop novel coatings with incorporated natural antimicrobial compounds (linalool, eugenol) to improve the quality and... Read More about Development of novel antimicrobial coatings incorporating linalool and eugenol to improve the microbiological quality and safety of raw chicken.

An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens (2022)
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Εkonomou, S. Ι., Soe, S., & Stratakos, A. C. (2023). An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 137, 105536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105536

Antimicrobial 3D printed surfaces made of PLA and TPU polymers loaded with copper (Cu), and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) were developed via fused deposition modeling (FDM). The potential antimicrobial effect of the 3D printed surfaces against Esch... Read More about An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens.

Rapid identification of foodborne pathogens in limited resources settings using a handheld Raman spectroscopy device (2022)
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Stratakos, A., & Hansen, M. (2022). Rapid identification of foodborne pathogens in limited resources settings using a handheld Raman spectroscopy device. Applied Sciences, 12(19), Article 9909. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199909

Featured Application: Here, we report a practical and precise method for the identification of foodborne pathogenic bacteria using a Raman handheld device equipped with an orbital raster scan (ORS) technology that enables the system to generate a dis... Read More about Rapid identification of foodborne pathogens in limited resources settings using a handheld Raman spectroscopy device.

Development of geraniol-loaded liposomal nanoformulations against salmonella colonization in the pig gut (2022)
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Ekonomou, S. I., Thanekar, A., Lamprou, D. A., Weaver, E., Doran, O., & Statakos, A. C. (2022). Development of geraniol-loaded liposomal nanoformulations against salmonella colonization in the pig gut. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70(23), 7004-7014. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00910

Salmonella is a global health threat, with pig production being one of the main sources of human salmonellosis. The current study investigated the antivirulence properties of geraniol for inhibiting the in vitro colonization of Salmonella. The minimu... Read More about Development of geraniol-loaded liposomal nanoformulations against salmonella colonization in the pig gut.

Inhibition of corrosion causing Pseudomonas aeruginosa using plasma-activated water (2021)
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Asimakopoulou, E., Εkonomou, S. Ι., Papakonstantinou, P., Doran, O., & Stratakos, A. C. (in press). Inhibition of corrosion causing Pseudomonas aeruginosa using plasma-activated water. Journal of Applied Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.15391

Aims: The cost of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) significantly affects a wide range of sectors. This study aims to assess the efficiency of a novel technology based on the use of plasma-activated water (PAW) in inhibiting corrosion caus... Read More about Inhibition of corrosion causing Pseudomonas aeruginosa using plasma-activated water.

The effect of cold atmospheric plasma and linalool nanoemulsions against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on ready-to-eat chicken meat (2021)
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González-González, C. R., Labo-Popoola, O., Delgado-Pando, G., Theodoridou, K., Doran, O., & Stratakos, A. C. (2021). The effect of cold atmospheric plasma and linalool nanoemulsions against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on ready-to-eat chicken meat. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 149, Article 111898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111898

In this study, the antimicrobial efficiency of a novel low-voltage piezoelectric direct discharge generated cold plasma (CAP) and linalool-loaded nanoemulsion washing (LW) was assessed against Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on ready-to-eat (... Read More about The effect of cold atmospheric plasma and linalool nanoemulsions against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on ready-to-eat chicken meat.

Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella on stainless steel by a piezoelectric cold atmospheric plasma generator (2021)
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Gonzalez-Gonzalez, C. R., Hindle, B. J., Saad, S., & Stratakos, A. C. (2021). Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella on stainless steel by a piezoelectric cold atmospheric plasma generator. Applied Sciences, 11(8), Article 3567. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11083567

Cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAP) is a novel non‐thermal technology that is gain-ing increasing importance as a decontamination method. Stainless steel is a widespread food contact surface used in food‐processing environments. In this study, for... Read More about Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella on stainless steel by a piezoelectric cold atmospheric plasma generator.

Formation of furan in baby food products: Identification and technical challenges (2021)
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Javed, F., Shahbaz, H. M., Nawaz, A., Olaimat, A. N., Stratakos, A. C., Wahyono, A., …Park, J. (2021). Formation of furan in baby food products: Identification and technical challenges. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 20(3), 2699-2715. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12732

Furan is generally produced during thermal processing of various foods including baked, fried, and roasted food items such as cereal products, coffee, canned, and jarred prepared foods as well as in baby foods. Furan is a toxic and carcinogenic compo... Read More about Formation of furan in baby food products: Identification and technical challenges.

3D scaffolds in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: New trends vs conventional approaches (2021)
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Glover, K., Ch. Stratakos, A., Varadi, A., & Lamprou, D. A. (2021). 3D scaffolds in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: New trends vs conventional approaches. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 599, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120423

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus, affecting roughly 25% of diabetic patients and resulting in lower limb amputation in over 70% of known cases. In addition to the devastating physiological consequences of DFU a... Read More about 3D scaffolds in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: New trends vs conventional approaches.

Impact of thermal and high-pressure treatments on the microbiological quality and in vitro digestibility of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (2020)
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Campbell, M., Ortuño, J., Stratakos, A. C., Linton, M., Corcionivoschi, N., Elliott, T., …Theodoridou, K. (2020). Impact of thermal and high-pressure treatments on the microbiological quality and in vitro digestibility of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae. Animals, 10(4), Article 682. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10040682

Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are gaining importance in animal feeding due to their ability to upcycle low-value agroindustry by-products into high-protein biomass. The present study evaluated the nutritional composition of BSFL reared on brewer’s... Read More about Impact of thermal and high-pressure treatments on the microbiological quality and in vitro digestibility of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae.

Polyphenols from brown seaweeds as a potential antimicrobial agent in animal feeds (2020)
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Ford, L., Stratakos, A. C., Theodoridou, K., Dick, J. T., Sheldrake, G. N., Linton, M., …Walsh, P. J. (2020). Polyphenols from brown seaweeds as a potential antimicrobial agent in animal feeds. ACS Omega, 5(16), 9093-9103. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b03687

Seaweeds offer a natural source of antimicrobials that may help curb antibiotic resistance in livestock. The antibacterial activity of phlorotannin extracts isolated from two brown seaweeds Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus serratus was tested. The mecha... Read More about Polyphenols from brown seaweeds as a potential antimicrobial agent in animal feeds.

The Campylobacter jejuni type VI secretion system enhances the oxidative stress response and host colonization (2019)
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Liaw, J., Hong, G., Davies, C., Elmi, A., Sima, F., Stratakos, A., …Dorrell, N. (2019). The Campylobacter jejuni type VI secretion system enhances the oxidative stress response and host colonization. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, Article 2864. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02864

The role of the Type VI secretion system (T6SS) in Campylobacter jejuni is poorly understood despite an increasing prevalence of the T6SS in recent C. jejuni isolates in humans and chickens. The T6SS is a contractile secretion machinery capable of de... Read More about The Campylobacter jejuni type VI secretion system enhances the oxidative stress response and host colonization.

In vitro and in vivo characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes outbreak isolates (2019)
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Stratakos, A. C., Ijaz, U. Z., Ward, P., Linton, M., Kelly, C., Pinkerton, L., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2020). In vitro and in vivo characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes outbreak isolates. Food Control, 107, Article 106784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106784

Listeriosis is an important food-borne disease responsible for high rates of morbidity and mortality. L. monocytogenes has been the cause of several foodborne outbreaks and its ability to adapt and survive in a wide range of environmental conditions... Read More about In vitro and in vivo characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes outbreak isolates.

Virulence of a T6SS Campylobacter jejuni chicken isolate from North Romania (2019)
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Ungureanu, V. A., Stratakos, A. C., Gundogdu, O., Stef, L., Pet, I., Pet, E., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2019). Virulence of a T6SS Campylobacter jejuni chicken isolate from North Romania. BMC Research Notes, 12(1), Article 180. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4201-8

Objectives: In this study we have investigated the in vitro and in vivo virulence characteristics of a new T6SS positive Campylobacter jejuni chicken isolate (SV12) originating from a poultry population in North Romania. A detailed phenotypic charact... Read More about Virulence of a T6SS Campylobacter jejuni chicken isolate from North Romania.

The antimicrobial effect of a commercial mixture of natural antimicrobials against Escherichia coli O157:H7 (2019)
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Stratakos, A. C., Linton, M., Ward, P., Campbell, M., Kelly, C., Pinkerton, L., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2019). The antimicrobial effect of a commercial mixture of natural antimicrobials against Escherichia coli O157:H7. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 16(2), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2018.2465

Ruminants are important reservoirs of E. coli O157:H7 and are considered as the major source of most foodborne outbreaks (e.g., 2017 outbreak in Germany, 2014 and 2016 outbreaks in United States, all linked to beef products). A promising strategy to... Read More about The antimicrobial effect of a commercial mixture of natural antimicrobials against Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Effect of high pressure processing on the safety, shelf life and quality of raw milk (2019)
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Stratakos, A. C., Inguglia, E. S., Linton, M., Tollerton, J., Murphy, L., Corcionivoschi, N., …Tiwari, B. K. (2019). Effect of high pressure processing on the safety, shelf life and quality of raw milk. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 52, 325-333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2019.01.009

High pressure processing (HPP) was investigated as an alternative to standard raw milk processing. Different pressure levels (400–600 MPa) and exposure times (1–5 min) were tested against artificially inoculated pathogenic E. coli, Salmonella and L.... Read More about Effect of high pressure processing on the safety, shelf life and quality of raw milk.

Comprehensive longitudinal microbiome analysis of the chicken cecum reveals a shift from competitive to environmental drivers and a window of opportunity for Campylobacter (2018)
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Ijaz, U. Z., Sivaloganathan, L., McKenna, A., Richmond, A., Kelly, C., Linton, M., …Gundogdu, O. (2018). Comprehensive longitudinal microbiome analysis of the chicken cecum reveals a shift from competitive to environmental drivers and a window of opportunity for Campylobacter. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9(OCT), Article 2452. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02452

Copyright © 2018 Ijaz, Sivaloganathan, McKenna, Richmond, Kelly, Linton, Stratakos, Lavery, Elmi, Wren, Dorrell, Corcionivoschi and Gundogdu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC B... Read More about Comprehensive longitudinal microbiome analysis of the chicken cecum reveals a shift from competitive to environmental drivers and a window of opportunity for Campylobacter.

A novel natural antimicrobial can reduce the in vitro and in vivo pathogenicity of T6SS positive Campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli chicken isolates (2018)
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Sima, F., Stratakos, A. C., Ward, P., Linton, M., Kelly, C., Pinkerton, L., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2018). A novel natural antimicrobial can reduce the in vitro and in vivo pathogenicity of T6SS positive Campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli chicken isolates. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, Article 2139. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02139

© 2018 Sima, Stratakos, Ward, Linton, Kelly, Pinkerton, Stef, Gundogdu, Lazar and Corcionivoschi. Human campylobacteriosis is considered one of the most common foodborne diseases worldwide with poultry identified as the main source of infection accou... Read More about A novel natural antimicrobial can reduce the in vitro and in vivo pathogenicity of T6SS positive Campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli chicken isolates.

A review of the effect of management practices on campylobacter prevalence in poultry farms (2018)
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Sibanda, N., McKenna, A., Richmond, A., Ricke, S. C., Callaway, T., Stratakos, A. C., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2018). A review of the effect of management practices on campylobacter prevalence in poultry farms. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9(AUG), https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02002

© 2018 Sibanda, McKenna, Richmond, Ricke, Callaway, Stratakos, Gundogdu and Corcionivoschi. Poultry is frequently associated with campylobacteriosis in humans, with Campylobacter jejuni being the most usual Campylobacter associated with disease in hu... Read More about A review of the effect of management practices on campylobacter prevalence in poultry farms.

Evaluation of the efficacy of multiple physical, biological and natural antimicrobial interventions for control of pathogenic Escherichia coli on beef (2018)
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Stratakos, A. C., & Grant, I. R. (2018). Evaluation of the efficacy of multiple physical, biological and natural antimicrobial interventions for control of pathogenic Escherichia coli on beef. Food Microbiology, 76, 209-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2018.05.011

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Antimicrobial effects of multiple physical, biological and natural interventions on pathogenic Escherichia coli in raw beef were assessed. A cocktail of E. coli strains was inoculated onto gamma-irradiated beef and enumerated imme... Read More about Evaluation of the efficacy of multiple physical, biological and natural antimicrobial interventions for control of pathogenic Escherichia coli on beef.

The STARTEC decision support tool for better tradeoffs between food safety, quality, nutrition, and costs in production of advanced ready-to-eat foods (2017)
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Skjerdal, T., Gefferth, A., Spajic, M., Estanga, E. G., de Cecare, A., Vitali, S., …Halbert, C. (2017). The STARTEC decision support tool for better tradeoffs between food safety, quality, nutrition, and costs in production of advanced ready-to-eat foods. BioMed Research International, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6353510

A prototype decision support IT-tool for the food industry was developed in the STARTEC project. Typical processes and decision steps were mapped using real life production scenarios of participating food companies manufacturing complex ready-to-eat... Read More about The STARTEC decision support tool for better tradeoffs between food safety, quality, nutrition, and costs in production of advanced ready-to-eat foods.

The in vitro and ex vivo effect of Auranta 3001 in preventing Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum infection (2017)
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Ch Stratakos, A., Sima, F., Ward, P., Linton, M., Kelly, C., Pinkerton, L., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2017). The in vitro and ex vivo effect of Auranta 3001 in preventing Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum infection. Gut Pathogens, 9(1), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-017-0192-y

Background: Cryptosporidium is a major cause of diarrhea worldwide in both humans and farm animals with no completely effective treatment available at present. In this study, we assessed the inhibitory effect of different concentrations of Auranta 30... Read More about The in vitro and ex vivo effect of Auranta 3001 in preventing Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum infection.

The in vitro effect of carvacrol, a food additive, on the pathogenicity of O157 and non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (2017)
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Stratakos, A. C., Sima, F., Ward, P., Linton, M., Kelly, C., Pinkerton, L., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2018). The in vitro effect of carvacrol, a food additive, on the pathogenicity of O157 and non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli. Food Control, 84, 290-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.08.014

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are important pathogens implicated in foodborne outbreaks and severe human infections. E. coli O157:H7 is the most common strain amongst STECs however non-O157 STECs have been connecte... Read More about The in vitro effect of carvacrol, a food additive, on the pathogenicity of O157 and non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli.

A loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid direct detection and differentiation of nonpathogenic and verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in beef and bovine faeces (2016)
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Stratakos, A. C., Stratakos, A., Linton, M., Millington, S., & Grant, I. R. (2017). A loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid direct detection and differentiation of nonpathogenic and verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in beef and bovine faeces. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 122(3), 817-828. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.13381

© 2016 The Society for Applied Microbiology Aim: To develop a multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay capable of quantifying Escherichia coli and differentiating verocytotoxigenic E.coli (VTEC). Methods and Results: Primer sets... Read More about A loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid direct detection and differentiation of nonpathogenic and verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in beef and bovine faeces.

Enhancing the lycopene in vitro bioaccessibility of tomato juice synergistically applying thermal and non-thermal processing technologies (2016)
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Jayathunge, K., Stratakos, A. C., Cregenzán-Albertia, O., Grant, I. R., Lyng, J., & Koidis, A. (2017). Enhancing the lycopene in vitro bioaccessibility of tomato juice synergistically applying thermal and non-thermal processing technologies. Food Chemistry, 221, 698-705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.117

The influence of moderate intensity pulsed electric field pre-processing on increasing the lycopene bioaccessibility of tomato fruit, and the combined effect of blanching, ultrasonic and high intensity pulsed electric field processing on further enha... Read More about Enhancing the lycopene in vitro bioaccessibility of tomato juice synergistically applying thermal and non-thermal processing technologies.

Nutritional properties of ready-to-eat pasta salads: Effect of processing and storage conditions (2016)
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Delgado-Pando, G., Stratakos, A. C., & Koidis, A. (2017). Nutritional properties of ready-to-eat pasta salads: Effect of processing and storage conditions. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 41(5), e13124. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.13124

Nutritional properties of ready-to-eat meals can vary greatly during storage due to the complexity of their food matrix. The nutritional properties of two types of ready-to-eat pasta salads differing in the processing of one of their ingredients (bel... Read More about Nutritional properties of ready-to-eat pasta salads: Effect of processing and storage conditions.

Effect of high pressure processing in combination with Weissella viridescens as a protective culture against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat salads of different pH (2015)
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Stratakos, A. C., Linton, M., Tessema, G. T., Skjerdal, T., Patterson, M. F., & Koidis, A. (2016). Effect of high pressure processing in combination with Weissella viridescens as a protective culture against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat salads of different pH. Food Control, 61, 6-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.09.020

This study explored the effect of HPP (400 MPa/1 min) and a Weissella viridescens protective culture, alone or in conjunction, against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) salads with different pH values (4.32 and 5.59) during storage at 4 an... Read More about Effect of high pressure processing in combination with Weissella viridescens as a protective culture against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat salads of different pH.

Atmospheric cold plasma process for vegetable leaf decontamination: A feasibility study on radicchio (red chicory, Cichorium intybus L.) (2015)
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Pasquali, F., Stratakos, A. C., Koidis, A., Berardinelli, A., Cevoli, C., Ragni, L., …Trevisani, M. (2016). Atmospheric cold plasma process for vegetable leaf decontamination: A feasibility study on radicchio (red chicory, Cichorium intybus L.). Food Control, 60, 552-559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.08.043

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Cold plasma is an emerging non-thermal processing technology that could be used for large scale leaf decontamination as an alternative to chlorine washing. In this study the effect of an atmospheric cold plasma apparatus (air DBD... Read More about Atmospheric cold plasma process for vegetable leaf decontamination: A feasibility study on radicchio (red chicory, Cichorium intybus L.).

Effect of high-pressure processing on the shelf life, safety and organoleptic characteristics of lasagne ready meals during storage at refrigeration and abuse temperature (2015)
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Stratakos, A. C., Linton, M., Patterson, M. F., & Koidis, A. (2015). Effect of high-pressure processing on the shelf life, safety and organoleptic characteristics of lasagne ready meals during storage at refrigeration and abuse temperature. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 30, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2015.05.010

The effect of different pressure levels (500 and 600 MPa for 1 min at ambient temperature) on lasagne ready meal as a means of increasing the safety and shelf life during storage at refrigeration (4 °C) and abuse temperature (8 °C) was investigated.... Read More about Effect of high-pressure processing on the shelf life, safety and organoleptic characteristics of lasagne ready meals during storage at refrigeration and abuse temperature.

Industrial scale microwave processing of tomato juice using a novel continuous microwave system (2015)
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Stratakos, A. C., Delgado-Pando, G., Linton, M., Patterson, M. F., & Koidis, A. (2016). Industrial scale microwave processing of tomato juice using a novel continuous microwave system. Food Chemistry, 190, 622-628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.06.015

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This study evaluated the effect of an industrial scale continuous flow microwave volumetric heating system in comparison to conventional commercial scale pasteurisation for the processing of tomato juice in t... Read More about Industrial scale microwave processing of tomato juice using a novel continuous microwave system.

Synergism between high-pressure processing and active packaging against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat chicken breast (2014)
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Stratakos, A. C., Delgado-Pando, G., Linton, M., Patterson, M. F., & Koidis, A. (2015). Synergism between high-pressure processing and active packaging against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat chicken breast. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 27, 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2014.11.005

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The effects of high-pressure processing (HPP) in conjunction with an essential oil-based active packaging on the surface of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken breast were investigated as post-processing listericidal... Read More about Synergism between high-pressure processing and active packaging against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat chicken breast.

The effect of organic and conventional production methods on sea bream growth, health and body composition: A field experiment (2012)
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Mente, E., Stratakos, A., Boziaris, I. S., Kormas, K. A., Karalazos, V., Karapanagiotidis, I. T., …Leondiadis, L. (2012). The effect of organic and conventional production methods on sea bream growth, health and body composition: A field experiment. Scientia Marina, 76(3), 549-560. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03411.07c

This study aimed to develop a better understanding of organic sea bream aquaculture production in Greece, in particular its consequences for fish growth, health and body composition, and to propose and update standards for sustainable organic sea bre... Read More about The effect of organic and conventional production methods on sea bream growth, health and body composition: A field experiment.

The reproductive cycle of Norway lobster (2009)
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Mente, E., Karapanagiotidis, I. T., Logothetis, P., Vafidis, D., Malandrakis, E., Neofitou, N., …Stratakos, A. (2009). The reproductive cycle of Norway lobster. Journal of Zoology, 278(4), 324-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00579.x

The reproductive biology of female Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus was studied throughout an annual cycle from January to December 2007 in Pagasitikos Gulf, a large semi-enclosed Gulf in the central west Aegean Sea, in Greece. Six ovarian maturati... Read More about The reproductive cycle of Norway lobster.

Irradiation applications in vegetables and fruits: A review (2009)
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Arvanitoyannis, I. S., Stratakos, A. C., & Tsarouhas, P. (2009). Irradiation applications in vegetables and fruits: A review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 49(5), 427-462. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408390802067936

There is an increasing trend both in advanced countries and many developing countries to centrally process fresh fruits and vegetables, properly packaged, for distribution and marketing. Irradiation technology proved to be effective in reducing post-... Read More about Irradiation applications in vegetables and fruits: A review.

Impact of irradiation on fish and seafood shelf life: A comprehensive review of applications and irradiation detection (2008)
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Arvanitoyannis, I. S., Stratakos, A., & Mente, E. (2008). Impact of irradiation on fish and seafood shelf life: A comprehensive review of applications and irradiation detection. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 49(1), 68-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408390701764278

Irradiation is one of the most important and effective methods towards food preservation despite the consumer lack of trust and aversion towards this method. Irradiation effectiveness greatly depends on the dose provided to food. This review aims at... Read More about Impact of irradiation on fish and seafood shelf life: A comprehensive review of applications and irradiation detection.