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Title:

Real-time food particle detector

Agreement Number:

EGP2

Agreement Value:

$12,500.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 22, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

British Columbia, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-01745

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Tang, Shuo (The University of British Columbia)

Program:

Engage Plus Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

Food particles' shape, size and size distribution determine crucial product properties such as mouthfeel, texture,x000D
flavour, appearance and processability of raw materials, as well as shelf life. In order to produce food particlesx000D
of consistent size and shape, it is very important to optimize and monitor manufacturing steps throughout thex000D
entire production process. Within the original engage project, we have explored the feasibility of combiningx000D
microfluidic channel technology with an image sensor for rapid analysis of particles in food industry. Tox000D
continue the development, we will further perform the experimental realization of digital in-line holography forx000D
food particle detection. We will utilize a microfluidic-based particle sampling method and a CMOS/CCDx000D
camera for achieving high-throughput characterization of food particles. With real-time food particlex000D
monitoring, it can potentially improve the food production quality.