Abstract:

Mycotoxins are small secondary metabolites with high toxicity produced by a few fungal species. They are
harmful to human and animal health by contaminating food and entering the food chain. One of the effective approaches for
controlling mycotoxin hazard is to develop rapid, accurate and sensitive analytical methods. Recently, the functionalized
magnetic materials have been widely applied in sample pretreatment and biosensor detection due to their good characteristics
such as superparamagnetization and high specific surface area. In this review the traditional mycotoxin detection methods
and the merits of magnetic materials are summarized. The emerging sample pretreatment methods and biosensor detection
methods involving magnetic nano-materials for mycotoxin determination are discussed in detail, and future research trends
are proposed.

Key words: magnetic nano-material, bio-recognition element, mycotoxins