Progress on nanostructured electrochemical sensors and their recognition elements for detection of mycotoxins: A review

K. Yugender GOUD, Suresh Kumar KALISA, Vanish KUMAR, Yiu Fai TSANG, S. LEE, K. Vengatajalabathy GOBI, Ki-Hyun KIM

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Abstract

Nanomaterial-embedded sensors have been developed and applied to monitor various targets. Mycotoxins are fungal secondary metabolites that demonstrate carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, immunotoxic, and estrogenic effects on humans and animals. Consequently, the regulation of foodstuff and feed materials has attracted increasing attention from the scientific community. This review provides an overview of recent developments in electrochemical sensors and biosensors employed for the detection of mycotoxins. Basic aspects of the toxicity of mycotoxins and the implications of their detection are comprehensively discussed. Furthermore, the development of different molecular recognition elements and nanomaterials required for the detection of mycotoxins (such as portable biosensing systems for point-of-care analysis) is described. The current capabilities, limitations, and future challenges in mycotoxin detection and analysis are also addressed. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)205-222
JournalBiosensors and Bioelectronics
Volume121
Early online dateAug 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2018

Citation

Goud, K. Y., Kalisa, S. K., Kumar, V., Tsang, Y. F., Lee, S., Gobi, K. V., & Kim, K.-H. (2018). Progress on nanostructured electrochemical sensors and their recognition elements for detection of mycotoxins: A review. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 121, 205-222. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.08.029

Keywords

  • Electrochemical sensors
  • Biosensors
  • Mycotoxins
  • Aptamers
  • Antibodies
  • Molecularly imprinted polymers
  • Aflatoxins
  • Ochratoxins
  • Zearalenone
  • Graphene
  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Metal nanoparticles

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