A highly fluorinated functionalized magnetic covalent organic framework for high-efficient extraction of aflatoxins from diverse food matrices

Aflatoxins, carcinogenic mycotoxins, pose a global threat to food safety. Rapid, sensitivity and reliable quantitative detection of trace aflatoxins in diverse food matrices is critical for safeguarding public health but remains challenging. To address this, rational design of adsorbents with abunda...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dan Wei, Jianliang Li, Yixuan Ni, Qiao Deng, Ming Guo, Zuxin Wang, Huizhen Wu, Xu Wang, Jingjing Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:Food Chemistry: X
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590157525007102
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Aflatoxins, carcinogenic mycotoxins, pose a global threat to food safety. Rapid, sensitivity and reliable quantitative detection of trace aflatoxins in diverse food matrices is critical for safeguarding public health but remains challenging. To address this, rational design of adsorbents with abundant specific binding sites offers a promising solution. Herein, a novel fluorine-rich magnetic covalent organic framework (4F-COF@Fe3O4) was facilely synthesized, featuring a high specific surface area (945.438 m2 g−1). Computational and experimental investigations confirmed that synergistic interactions and large specific surface area were key to its enhanced extraction performance. Utilizing only 2 mg of adsorbent, 4F-COF@Fe3O4 based magnetic solid phase extraction coupled with HPLC-MS/MS was developed for analysis of aflatoxins in nine types of food matrices. This method exhibited good linearity (0.010–50 μg kg−1), low limits of detection (0.001–0.029 μg kg−1), and satisfactory recovery (71.5–112.8 %). The results demonstrated the potential of 4F-COF@Fe3O4 as a superior adsorbent for trace aflatoxins monitoring.
ISSN:2590-1575