Determination of aflatoxin B1 by biomass derived porous carbon modified electrode with molecularly imprinted polymer

Aflatoxin determination is imperative among agricultural and food products as the pollution of the toxic aflatoxin could cause severe hazards towards animals and human beings. Here, we prepared Elaeagnus gum derived porous carbon material as electrode modified material. In situ electropolymerization of molecularly imprinted polymer utilizing phenol as monomer and aflatoxin B₁ as target template was further processed onto the porous carbon surface to achieve aflatoxin B₁ sensing ability. This sensitive MIP sensor has a detection range from 5 pM to 100 pM of aflatoxin B₁, an electrochemical sensitivity of 82.4 μA log(pM)⁻¹ cm⁻² with a detection limit of 1.7 pM, and a recovery rate of real sample measurement is 98.21 %. Good selectivity, fair repeatability and stability was confirmed. This work demonstrates the promising application of Elaeagnus gum derived porous carbon modified electrode sensor for food and drug monitoring.