Colorimetric detection of food freshness based on amine-responsive dopamine polymerization on gold nanoparticles

Biogenic amines (BAs) are not only well-known indicators for food freshness but can cause serious harm to the body after excessive consumption, which makes the determination of its content in food of great significance. In this work, a simple and convenient method for colorimetric detection of BAs was developed based on the sensitivity of the polymerization of dopamine to the presence of BAs on the surface of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Taking...