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Yaguang Luo is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, Luo has contributed extensively to subfields such as Plant Science, Food Science, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist has researched various topics with a focus on food safety, plant quality, and antimicrobial technologies. Key topics in their work include:

  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Light effects on plants
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Microbial Inactivation Methods

Yaguang Luo has published in several scientific venues frequently associated with food science and postharvest technology. These publication venues are:

  • Food Control
  • Postharvest Biology and Technology
  • Horticulturae
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology

Their recent papers showcase a diverse interest in topics related to food safety, antimicrobial materials, and sensor technologies. Selected recent publications include:

  • Microgreen nutrition, food safety, and shelf life: A review, 2020, Journal of Food Science
  • Machine learning-enabled non-destructive paper chromogenic array detection of multiplexed viable pathogens on food, 2021, Nature Food
  • Polydopamine-coated chitosan hydrogel beads for synthesis and immobilization of silver nanoparticles to simultaneously enhance antimicrobial activity and adsorption kinetics, 2021, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
  • Enzyme- and Relative Humidity-Responsive Antimicrobial Fibers for Active Food Packaging, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Integrated Portable Shrimp-Freshness Prediction Platform Based on Ice-Templated Metal-Organic Framework Colorimetric Combinatorics and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Luo has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Zi Teng
  • Xiangwu Nou
  • Boce Zhang
  • Ganyu Gu
  • Bin Zhou

Best Publications

  • Assessment of vitamin and carotenoid concentrations of emerging food products: edible microgreens.

    Zhenlei Xiao;Gene E. Lester;Yaguang Luo;Qin Wang

  • Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of essential oils encapsulated in zein nanoparticles prepared by liquid–liquid dispersion method

    Yunpeng Wu;Yaguang Luo;Qin Wang

  • Effectiveness of two-sided UV-C treatments in inhibiting natural microflora and extending the shelf-life of minimally processed 'Red Oak Leaf' lettuce.

    Ana Allende;James L. McEvoy;Yaguang Luo;Francisco Artes

  • Microbial and quality changes in minimally processed baby spinach leaves stored under super atmospheric oxygen and modified atmosphere conditions

    Ana Allende;Yaguang Luo;James L McEvoy;Francisco Artés

  • Antimicrobial effect of acidified sodium chlorite, sodium chlorite, sodium hypochlorite, and citric acid on Escherichia coli O157:H7 and natural microflora of fresh-cut cilantro

    Ana Allende;James McEvoy;Yang Tao;Yaguang Luo

  • Microbial reduction and storage quality of fresh-cut cilantro washed with acidic electrolyzed water and aqueous ozone

    Hua Wang;Hao Feng;Yaguang Luo

  • Determination of free chlorine concentrations needed to prevent Escherichia coli O157:H7 cross-contamination during fresh-cut produce wash.

    Yaguang Luo;Xiangwu Nou;Yang Yang;Isabel Alegre

  • Microgreens of Brassicaceae: Mineral composition and content of 30 varieties

    Zhenlei Xiao;Zhenlei Xiao;Eton E. Codling;Yaguang Luo;Xiangwu Nou

  • Efficacy of sanitizers to inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on fresh-cut carrot shreds under simulated process water conditions.

    Rolando J. Gonzalez;Yaguang Luo;Saul Ruiz-Cruz;James L. McEVOY

  • Effect of surface roughness on retention and removal of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on surfaces of selected fruits.

    H. Wang;H. Feng;W. Liang;Y. Luo

  • Guidelines To Validate Control of Cross-Contamination during Washing of Fresh-Cut Leafy Vegetables

    D. Gombas;Y. Luo;J. Brennan;G. Shergill

  • Evaluation and correlation of sensory attributes and chemical compositions of emerging fresh produce: Microgreens

    Zhenlei Xiao;Zhenlei Xiao;Gene E. Lester;Eunhee Park;Robert A. Saftner

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

    Ellen R. Turner;Ellen R. Turner;Yaguang Luo;Robert L. Buchanan

  • Efficacy of sodium chlorite as an inhibitor of enzymatic browning in apple slices

    Shengmin Lu;Shengmin Lu;Yaguang Luo;Ellen Turner;Hao Feng

  • A pilot plant scale evaluation of a new process aid for enhancing chlorine efficacy against pathogen survival and cross-contamination during produce wash

    Yaguang Luo;Xiangwu Nou;Patricia Millner;Bin Zhou

  • Postharvest quality and shelf life of radish microgreens as impacted by storage temperature, packaging film, and chlorine wash treatment

    Zhenlei Xiao;Yaguang Luo;Gene E. Lester;Liping Kou

  • Pre-harvest calcium application increases biomass and delays senescence of broccoli microgreens

    Liping Kou;Liping Kou;Tianbao Yang;Yaguang Luo;Xianjin Liu

  • Dynamic effects of free chlorine concentration, organic load, and exposure time on the inactivation of Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.

    Cangliang Shen;Yaguang Luo;Xiangwu Nou;Qin Wang

  • Ultrasound enhanced sanitizer efficacy in reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 population on spinach leaves.

    Bin Zhou;Hao Feng;Yaguang Luo

  • Detection of Fecal Contamination on Cantaloupes Using Hyperspectral Fluorescence Imagery

    Angela M. Vargas;Moon S. Kim;Yang Tao;Alan M. Lefcourt

Frequent Co-Authors

Qin Wang
Qin Wang University of Maryland, College Park
Hao Feng
Hao Feng University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yang Tao
Yang Tao Nanjing Agricultural University
Tianbao Yang
Tianbao Yang Agricultural Research Service
John R. Stommel
John R. Stommel United States Department of Agriculture
Ivan Simko
Ivan Simko United States Department of Agriculture
Robert A. Saftner
Robert A. Saftner United States Department of Agriculture
Ana Allende
Ana Allende Spanish National Research Council
William S. Conway
William S. Conway United States Department of Agriculture
Philip Demokritou
Philip Demokritou Harvard University

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