Table 3. Comparison of the Analytical Performance of the Flexible Electrochemical NiS/Ni-foam Sensor with Other Sensors Used for the Analysis of DNA Nucleobases.
| Material | Synthesis route | Electrode fabrication | Flexible | NB’s | Linear range | LOD | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MWCNTs-COOH | DSP | drop cast | no | G | 0.04–130 μM | 0.0055 μM | (83) | 
| A | 0.06–130 μM | 0.0072 μM | |||||
| Cu-MOF/GO composites | DSP | drop cast | no | G | (0.02–10)–(20–100) μM | 0.012 μM | (62) | 
| A | (0.005–20)–(40–200) μM | 0.002 μM | |||||
| graphitic carbon nitride nanoflakes | DSP | drop cast | no | G | 0.3 × 10–7–6.6 × 10–6 M | 4.7 nM | (61) | 
| A | 0.3 × 10–7–7.3 × 10–6 M | 3.5 nM | |||||
| T | 5.3 × 10–6–63.3 × 10–4 M | 55 nM | |||||
| Cu@Ni/MWCNTs | DSP | drop cast | no | G | 1.0–180 μM | 0.17 μM | (67) | 
| A | 2.0–150 μM | 0.33 μM | |||||
| DomP/s-SWNTs | DSP | drop cast | no | G | 0.5–100 μM | 3.394 μM | (84) | 
| A | 0.5–140 μM | 3.594 μM | |||||
| Co3O4@ TADM COF/MWCNT | DSP | drop cast | no | G | 0.6–180 μM | 0.020 μM | (85) | 
| A | 0.6–180 μM | 0.024 μM | |||||
| GQDs-AgNC | DSP | drop cast | no | G | 0.1–6.0 μM | 0.1 μM | (86) | 
| A | 0.1–5.0 μM | 0.1 μM | |||||
| AuPtNCs-rGO | DSP | drop cast | no | G | 1.0 μM to 0.2 mM | 60 nM | (87) | 
| A | 1.0 μM to 0.2 mM | 100 nM | |||||
| WS2 nanosheet | DSP | hydrothermal method | yes | G | 0.5 μM–20 μM | 20 μM | (88) | 
| temp-265 °C | A | 0.5 μM–20 μM | 20 μM | ||||
| MoS2 | DSP | hydrothermal method | no | G | 15–120 μM | 0.76 μM | (89) | 
| temp-200 °C | A | 15–120 μM | 2.38 μM | ||||
| 2-D Marcasite FeS2 | DSP | drop cast | no | G | 500–2000 μM | 254 μM | (90) | 
| A | 500–2000 μM | 313 μM | |||||
| T | 500–2000 μM | 294 μM | |||||
| C | 500–2000 μM | 387 μM | |||||
| NiS | SSP | hydrothermal method | yes | G | 200 μM–1000 μM | 147.6 μM | this work | 
| temp-135 °C | A | 200 μM–1000 μM | 159 μM | ||||
| T | 50 μM–500 μM | 16.8 μM | |||||
| C | 50 μM–500 μM | 45.9 μM |