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. 2023 Apr 3;13(4):453. doi: 10.3390/bios13040453

Table 2.

Electrochemical sensors based on carbon nanotubes SPEs.

Analyte Electrode * Technique * Linear Range (µmol L−1) LOD (µmol L−1) Samples Reference
8-hydroxyguanine MWCNTs-COOH/SPCE DPV 3.0 × 10−1–12 5.7 × 10−1 Electrochemical monitoring of stability of 8-hydroxyguanine [125]
Antihistamine drug bilastine (BIL) MWCNTs-SPCE CV and LSV 2.29 × 10−1–4.58 1.3 × 10−1 Pharmaceutical formulations and urine [119]
Bilirubin MWCNTs-SPCE and GO-SPCE CV MWCNTs 0.5–500 and graphene 0.1–600 MWCNTs (3.0 ± 0.22) × 10−4 and Graphene (1.0 ± 0.18) × 10−4 Blood serum [120]
Catechol f-MWCNTs/SPCE CV 8.0 × 10−2–725 3.0 × 10−2 Water [113]
Caffeic acid MWCNT/SPEs DPV 2.0–50.0 0.2 Tea [124]
Cd(II) CuF/GCE and CuF/CN/SPE ASV 5 × 10−4–5 × 10−1 for CuF/GCE and 3 × 10−4–3 × 10−1 for CuF/CN/SPE CuF/GCE: 1.7 × 10−4 and CuF/CN/SPE: 1.3 × 10−4 Water [126]
Cd(II) and Pb(II) RGO-MWCNT-AuNP/SPE SWSV 8.90 × 10−3–7.12 × 10−1 for Cd(II) and 4.83 × 10−3–3.86 × 10−1 for Pb(II) 6.23 × 10−3 for Cd(II) and 1.45 × 10−3 for Pb(II) Soil [114]
Diclofenac SPCE/MWCNTs-COOH DPAdSV 1.0 × 10−4–1.0 × 10−2 2.8 × 10−5 Water [127]
Dopamine mMWCNTs/SPE CV 5–8 4.3 × 10−1 Spiked human blood serum [121]
Dopamine Modified GCE and SPCE with sodium bis[N-2-oxyphenyl-5-bromosalicylideneiminato-ONO] ruthenate(III), MWCNTs and Nafion CV, DPV, and flow injection amperometry up to 326 (7.18 ± 2.61) × 10−1 Ampoules of dopamine hydrochloride [128]
Estriol CNT-SPCE Amperommetry; CV 1–1.0 × 103 5.3 × 10−1 Commercial pharmaceutical formulation [123]
H2O2 SPCE/PAKB NPs/CNTs CV and amperometry 20–6.48 × 103 2.7 Milk and water [129]
Imidacloprid IL-SWCNT/SPC LSV; CV 11–5.75 8.2 × 10−1 Spiked commercial honey [130]
Indole MWCNTs-CS/SPCE CV; DPV 4.27 × 10−2–8.54 × 10−1 4.27 × 10−3 Plasma [131]
K4FeCN6, H2O2 and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+/NADH) MWCNT/GP/SPCE CV 10–1.0 × 103 3.1 for K4FeCN6, 7.1 × 106 for H2O2 and 3.6 for NADH --- [132]
Kojic acid MWCNTs-CS/SPCE DPV 20–5.0 × 103 16 Apple vinegar and Rice vinegar [133]
Levothyroxine (LT4) SPCEs, containing CNTs, graphene, and AuNPs individually DPV 5.0 × 10−4–3.0 × 10−3 (for CNT) 1.5 × 10−1 Diluted fetal bovine serum [134]
Methyldopa AuNPs/CNT/SPCE Flow injection amperometry 2.0 × 10−1–100 1.0 × 10−1 Pharmaceutical and urine [135]
Ochratoxin SPE on PET and PDMS, coated with SWCNTs and immobilized with anti-OTA antibodies. CV 2.48 × 10−5–2.48 × 10−3 PET 1.98 × 10−4 and PDMS 3.22 × 10−4 Grape juice and wine [136]
Paracetamol, Ibuprofen and Caffeine SPCE, SPCNTE, SPCNFE, and SPGPHE DPV 1.32 × 10−2–6.62 × 10−1 for PA, 9.70 × 10−3–4.85 × 10−1 for IB and 1.03 × 10−2–5.15 × 10−1 for CF 5.95 × 10−1 for PA, 10.7 for IB, and 1.03 for CF Spikes tap water and hospital wastewater [137]
Paraquat SPCE-CNT/Nafion CV; DPV 5.4 × 10−1–4.3 1.7 × 10−1 Natural water [118]
Piperazine CNTs-Nafion/GCE and SPCE LSV; DPV 4.0 × 10−1–12 1.1 × 10−1 Human Plasma [138]
Polyphenols content GCE and SWCNTs-SPCE SWV --- --- Red wines [139]
Secretion of electroactive metabolite(s) in the extracellular matrix MWCNTs/SPE CV 1.0 × 105–1.1 × 106 OD600 1.0 × 105 OD600 Bacterial cell suspensions [140]
Stimulant modafinil SPE-CNT AdSWV 7.5–300 2 Saliva [122]
Tl(I) SPCE/MWCNTs/BiF ASV 1.0 × 10−2–1 2.8 × 10−3 Spiked water from the Vistula River [115]
Thrombin SWCNTs/SPCE CV 1.0 × 10−1–1 2.0 × 10−5 --- [141]
U(VI) MWCNTs/SPE (electrode III) and IL-MWCNTs/SPE (electrode VII) Potentiometry 10–1.0 × 105 for electrode III and 4.7 × 10−1–1.0 × 105 for electrode VII 10 for electrode III and 4.7 × 10−1 for electrode VII Water [116]
Zn(II), Pb(II) and Cu(II) SPCE/CNTs/AuNP DPASV Zn2+: 1.51 × 10−2–1.84; Pb2+: 4.78 × 10−2–5.79 × 10−1, and Cu2+: 1.56 × 10−2–1.89 × 10−1 Zn2+: 1.53 × 10−2–5.35 × 10−2; Pb2+: 7.24 × 10−3–2.41 × 10−2; Cu2+: 1.57 × 10−3–5.19 × 10−3 for Cu2+ --- [117]

* The explanations of the abbreviations in Table 2 can be found in the Supplementary Materials.