| AAEM | Acetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate |
| AFB 1 | Aflatoxin B 1 |
| AFM | Atomic force microscope |
| AIBN | Azobisisobutyronitrile |
| AuNPs | Gold nanoparticles |
| cApt | Complementary aptamer |
| CDs | Carbon dots |
| CFU | Colony forming unit |
| DSNB | 5,5′-dithiobis succinimidyl-2-nitrobenzoate |
| EGDMA | Ethylene glycol dimethylacrylate |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FMSs | Polyclonal antibody-modified microspheres |
| FRET | Fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| GNRs | Gold nanorods |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
| HEMA | 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate |
| LAMP | loop-mediated isothermal amplification |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| LOQ | The limit of quantification |
| LSPR | Localized surface plasmon resonance |
| MAH | N-methacryloyl-L-histidine methyl ester |
| MAPA | N-methacryl-(L)-phenylalanine |
| MBA | 4-mercapto benzoic acid |
| MC-LR | Microcystin-LR |
| MIP | Molecularly imprinted polymer |
| MMA | Methyl methacrylate |
| MNPs | Magnetic nanoparticles |
| MPA | 3-mercaptopropionic acid |
| NBs | Nanobones |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| OTA | Ochratoxin A |
| OTS | Octadecyltrichlorosilanes |
| PFMNPs | Polymeric magnetic nanoparticles |
| PLS-DA | Partial least squares discriminant analysis |
| pNIPAM | poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) |
| POC | Point-of-care |
| QDs | Quantum dots |
| rGO | Reduced graphene oxide |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| SERS | Surface enhanced Raman scattering |
| SPR | Surface plasmon resonance |
| St | Styrene |
| TMB | 3,5,3′,5′ tetramethyl benzidine |
| UFOB | U-bent fiber optic probe |