Recent Progress in Screening of Mycotoxins in Foods and Other Commodities Using MXenes-Based Nanomaterials

• Published in: Critical reviews in analytical chemistry Vol. 54; no. 8; pp. 3066 - 3082
• Main Authors: Shelash Al-Hawary, Sulieman Ibraheem, Sapaev, I. B., Althomali, Raed H., Musad Saleh, Ebraheem Abdu, Qadir, Kamran, Romero-Parra, Rosario Mireya, Ismael ouda, Gailany, Hussien, Beneen M., Ramadan, Montather F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 16-11-2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Aflatoxins; Agribusiness; Agricultural pollution; Agricultural production; Biosensing; Biosensors; Deoxynivalenol; Electrical conductivity; Electrical resistivity; Electrochemistry; Food chains; Food safety; Food supply; Functional groups; MXenes; Mycotoxins; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Supply chains; Synthesis; Thermal resistance; Toxins; Zearalenone; Nanomaterials; Synthesis; Biosensing; MXenes; Mycotoxins
• ISSN: 1040-8347; 1547-6510; 1547-6510
• DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2023.2222412

Mycotoxin pollution in agricultural food products endangers animal and human health during the supply chains, therefore the development of accurate and rapid techniques for the determination of mycotoxins is of great importance for food safety guarantee. MXenes-based nanoprobes have attracted enormous attention as a complementary analysis and promising alternative strategies to conventional diagnostic methods, because of their fascinating features, like high electrical conductivity, various surface functional groups, high surface area, superb thermal resistance, good hydrophilicity, and environmentally-friendlier characteristics. In this study, we outline the state-of-the-art research on MXenes-based probes in detecting various mycotoxins like aflatoxin, ochratoxin, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, and other toxins as a most commonly founded mycotoxin in the agri-food supply chain. First, we present the diverse synthesis approaches and exceptional characteristics of MXenes. Afterward, based on the detecting mechanism, we divide the biosensing utilizations of MXenes into two subcategories: electrochemical, and optical biosensors. Then their performance in effective sensing of mycotoxins is comprehensively deliberated. Finally, present challenges and prospective opportunities for MXenes are debated.