Ultrasensitive aptasensor using electrospun MXene/polyvinylidene fluoride nanofiber composite for Ochratoxin A detection

Ochratoxin A (OTA) has harmful effects to human and animal health; therefore, sensitive and selective detection of OTA is highly demanded. Herein, an ultrasensitive electrochemical aptasensor electrode comprising electrospun MXene/polyvinylidene fluoride (Ti3C2Tx/PVDF) nanofiber composite is present...

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Main Authors: Al Dhahebi, Adel Mohammed, Jose, Rajan, Mazli, Mustapha, Mohamed Shuaib, Mohamed Saheed
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38056/1/Food%20Chemistry.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38056/7/Ultrasensitive%20aptasensor%20using%20electrospun%20MXene.pdf
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Summary:Ochratoxin A (OTA) has harmful effects to human and animal health; therefore, sensitive and selective detection of OTA is highly demanded. Herein, an ultrasensitive electrochemical aptasensor electrode comprising electrospun MXene/polyvinylidene fluoride (Ti3C2Tx/PVDF) nanofiber composite is presented. Addition of Ti3C2Tx up to 13% effectively increased the fiber diameter and lowered the β-phase of PVDF nanofibers, consequently lowering the charge transfer resistance. The nanofiber composite is then coated on the screen-printed carbon electrode to chemically functionalized with saline and aldehyde groups for efficient aptamer loading. The optimized aptasensor demonstrated sensitive detection of OTA over the dynamic concentration range from 1 fg mL−1 to 1 ng mL−1 with a limit of detection of 2.15 fg mL−1 and quantification limit of 6.52 fg mL−1, with high selectivity. The aptasensor could detect the OTA at femtogram per milliliter concentration in grape juice samples, demonstrating its enormous potential for OTA detection in food industry.