A MIP-enabled stainless-steel hypodermic needle sensor for electrochemical detection of aflatoxin B1.
Marika WoodSamuel M MugoPublished in: Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications (2022)
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) has been identified as one of the most potent naturally occurring carcinogens with high toxicity. The maximum permissible levels of total aflatoxin contamination in food products are limited to 10-15 μg kg -1 , as established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The widespread occurrence of AFB1 in the food chain identifies them as significant agricultural contaminants of global concern. We herewith demonstrate a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-enabled stainless steel hypodermic needle sensor for sensitive electrochemical detection of AFB1. The stainless-steel hypodermic needle sensor was fabricated using a layer by layer (LbL) film coating comprising multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), and an AFB1 imprinted polyaniline (PANI) biomimetic receptor film. The PANI@MIP/CNC-CNT hypodermic needlesensor showed excellent electrochemical capacitance response (∼10 min) to AFB1 with a linear range of 0-25 nM and a limit of detection (LOD) of 3 nM. Demonstrating good reusability, a single PANI@MIP/CNC-CNT hypodermic needle AFB1 sensor could be reused up to 7 times with a 2.8% relative standard deviation (% RSD) in the sensor's capacitive response. The PANI@MIP/CNC-CNT hypodermic needle sensor was effective in the detection of AFB1 spiked in milk.
Keyphrases
- molecularly imprinted
- label free
- ultrasound guided
- carbon nanotubes
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- gold nanoparticles
- solid phase extraction
- risk assessment
- ionic liquid
- real time pcr
- human health
- reduced graphene oxide
- photodynamic therapy
- climate change
- heavy metals
- gene expression
- mass spectrometry
- tandem mass spectrometry