Development of Flexible Dispense-Printed Electrochemical Immunosensor for Aflatoxin M1 Detection in Milk
Detection of mycotoxins, especially aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), in milk is crucial to be able to guarantee food quality and safety. In recent years, biosensors have been emerging as a fast, reliable and low-cost technique for the detection of this toxin. In this work, flexible biosensors were fabricated us...
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| author | Biresaw Demelash Abera Aniello Falco Pietro Ibba Giuseppe Cantarella Luisa Petti Paolo Lugli |
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| description | Detection of mycotoxins, especially aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), in milk is crucial to be able to guarantee food quality and safety. In recent years, biosensors have been emerging as a fast, reliable and low-cost technique for the detection of this toxin. In this work, flexible biosensors were fabricated using dispense-printed electrodes, which were functionalized with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and subsequently coated with specific antibodies to improve their sensitivity. Next, the immunosensor was tested for the detection of AFM1 in buffer solution and a spiked milk sample using a chronoamperometric technique. Results showed that the working range of the sensors was 0.01 µg/L at minimum and 1 µg/L at maximum in both buffer and spiked milk. The lower limit of detection of the SWCNT-functionalized sensor was 0.02 µg/L, which indicates an improved sensitivity compared to the sensors reported so far. The sensitivity and detection range were in accordance with the limitation values imposed by regulations on milk and its products. Therefore, considering the low fabrication cost, the ease of operation, and the rapid read-out, the use of this sensor could contribute to safeguarding consumers’ health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a91ef7ae244c4e0a9a801c494f19f4882022-12-22T03:09:55ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202019-09-011918391210.3390/s19183912s19183912Development of Flexible Dispense-Printed Electrochemical Immunosensor for Aflatoxin M1 Detection in MilkBiresaw Demelash Abera0Aniello Falco1Pietro Ibba2Giuseppe Cantarella3Luisa Petti4Paolo Lugli5Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, 39100 Bolzano, ItalyFaculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, 39100 Bolzano, ItalyFaculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, 39100 Bolzano, ItalyFaculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, 39100 Bolzano, ItalyFaculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, 39100 Bolzano, ItalyFaculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, 39100 Bolzano, ItalyDetection of mycotoxins, especially aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), in milk is crucial to be able to guarantee food quality and safety. In recent years, biosensors have been emerging as a fast, reliable and low-cost technique for the detection of this toxin. In this work, flexible biosensors were fabricated using dispense-printed electrodes, which were functionalized with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and subsequently coated with specific antibodies to improve their sensitivity. Next, the immunosensor was tested for the detection of AFM1 in buffer solution and a spiked milk sample using a chronoamperometric technique. Results showed that the working range of the sensors was 0.01 µg/L at minimum and 1 µg/L at maximum in both buffer and spiked milk. The lower limit of detection of the SWCNT-functionalized sensor was 0.02 µg/L, which indicates an improved sensitivity compared to the sensors reported so far. The sensitivity and detection range were in accordance with the limitation values imposed by regulations on milk and its products. Therefore, considering the low fabrication cost, the ease of operation, and the rapid read-out, the use of this sensor could contribute to safeguarding consumers’ health.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/18/3912aflatoxin M1milkdispense-printingbiosensorimmunosensorsensitivity |
| spellingShingle | Biresaw Demelash Abera Aniello Falco Pietro Ibba Giuseppe Cantarella Luisa Petti Paolo Lugli Development of Flexible Dispense-Printed Electrochemical Immunosensor for Aflatoxin M1 Detection in Milk Sensors aflatoxin M1 milk dispense-printing biosensor immunosensor sensitivity |
| title | Development of Flexible Dispense-Printed Electrochemical Immunosensor for Aflatoxin M1 Detection in Milk |
| title_full | Development of Flexible Dispense-Printed Electrochemical Immunosensor for Aflatoxin M1 Detection in Milk |
| title_fullStr | Development of Flexible Dispense-Printed Electrochemical Immunosensor for Aflatoxin M1 Detection in Milk |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of Flexible Dispense-Printed Electrochemical Immunosensor for Aflatoxin M1 Detection in Milk |
| title_short | Development of Flexible Dispense-Printed Electrochemical Immunosensor for Aflatoxin M1 Detection in Milk |
| title_sort | development of flexible dispense printed electrochemical immunosensor for aflatoxin m1 detection in milk |
| topic | aflatoxin M1 milk dispense-printing biosensor immunosensor sensitivity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/18/3912 |
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