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. 2015 Apr 29;5(2):241–275. doi: 10.3390/bios5020241

Table 3.

Mainadvantages and drawbacks of the major techniques reviewed in this manuscript.

Techniques Advantages Drawbacks
Metallic or carbon electrodes Sub-ppb detection
Easily miniaturisable
On-field detection
Lack of specificity
Lack of reproducibility
Formation of intermetallic compounds
Formation of biofilms and fouling
Chemically modified electrodes with CPs Sub-ppb detection
Specificity
Anti-fouling
Sensibility
Stability
Electrodes modified with biomolecules Specificity Costs
Long-term stability
Not yet available for on-field detection