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. 2015 Sep 4;15(9):22490–22508. doi: 10.3390/s150922490

Table 1.

List of electrochemical sensors and biosensors based on carbon nanomaterials and their composites for the detection of biological and pharmaceutical compounds.

Carbon Based Nanomaterials Analytes Methods Linear Range Detection Limit Reference
SWNT-Nafion-GOx Glucose Amperometry 2 mM to 20 mM - 29
SWNT-GOx Glucose Amperometry Up to 40 mM - 30
Pt-Nafion-SWCNTs-GOx Glucose Amperometry 0.5 µM to 5 mM 0.5 µM 31
SWNT-mineral-oil paste Lactate Amperometry Up to 7.0 mM 0.3 mM 32
Nafion-SWNT Dopamine DPV 0.02 µM to 6.0 µM 5.00 nM 33
SWNT polymer composite Dopamine CV 16 nM to 600 µM 8 nM 34
SWCNTs Dopamine DPV 3 µM to 200 µM 48 nM 35
SWCNTs Rutine CV 20 nM to 5 µM 10 nM 36
SWCNTs Human serum albumin CV 0.075 nM to 7.5 nM 75 pM 37
SWCNTs DNAs DPV 5 µM to 30 µM 1.43 µM 38
MWCNTs-Nafion Epinephrine CV and DPV 0.06 mM to 0.24 mM 0.02 mM 39
MWNT nanocomposite Epinephrine LSV 50 nM to 10 µM 10 nM 40
MWCNTs Cholesterol Amperometry Up to 6.0 mM 0.2 mM 41
MWCNTs Cholesterol Amperometry 100 mg/dL to 400 mg/dL - 42
MWCNTs Methimazole Amperometry 0.074 µM to 63.5 µM 0.056 µM 43
MWCNTs-silver nanoparticles Sumatriptan CV 80 nM to 100 µM 40 nM 44
MWCNTs Paracetamol ASV 0.01 µM to 20 µM 10 nM 45
SWCNTs Methylglyoxal SWV 0.1 µM to 100 µM - 18
SWCNTs Valacyclovir DPV 5 nM to 55 nM 1.8 nM 19
SWCNTs Acetaminophen DPV 5 nM to 80 µM 4.3 nM This work
CuO-graphene Glucose Amperometry 1 µM to 8 mM 1 µM 46
CuNPs/graphene Glucose Amperometry 0.5 µM to 4.5 mM 0.5 µM 47
Graphene-ppy Glucose Amperometry - 3 µM 48
Graphene-Pt Ascorbic acid DPV 0.03 µM to 8.13 µM 0.03 µM 49
Graphene Norepinephrine Amperometry 0.04 µM to 100 µM 0.84 nM 50
Reduced GO NADH Amperometry 10 µM to 600 µM 0.33 µM 51
Graphene-Au nanorod NADH Amperometry 5 µM to 337 µM 1.5 µM 52
Au-TiO2/graphene NADH Amperometry 10 µM to 240 µM 0.2 µM 53
Graphene-TiO2 NADH Amperometry 10 nM to 2 mM 3 × 10−9 M 54
AuNPs-rGO NADH Amperometry 50 nM to 500 µM 1.13 nM 25
Nitrogen doped Graphene Uric acid DPV 0.1 µM to 20 µM 0.045 µM 55
Graphene Uric acid Amperometry 0.19 µM to 49.68 µM 0.132 µM 56
Nafion-AgNPs-rGO Uric acid LSV 10 µM to 800 µM 8.2 µM 57
Pt-rGO Uric acid DPV 10 µM to 130 µM 0.45 µM 59
ERGO Serotonin DPV 5 µM to 300 µM 0.11 µM 59
ERG/Ni2O3-NiO acetaminophen DPV 0.04 µM to 100 µM 0.02 µM 60
Graphene-chitosan Acetaminophen DPV 1 µM to 100 µM 0.3 µM 61
Graphene Acetaminophen SWV 0.1 µM to 20 µM 0.032 µM 62
rGO Acetaminophen DPV 5 nM to 800 µM 2.13 nM 26
SWCNTs-GNS Acetaminophen DPV 0.05 µM to 64.5 µM 0.038 µM 63
MWCNT-graphene nanosheets Acetaminophen DPV 0.8 µM to 110 µM 0.1 µM 64
MWCNT/GO Acetaminophen DPV 0.5 µM to 400 µM 47 nM 65
SWCNTs-rGO Acetaminophen DPV 5 nM to 80 µM 1.4 nM This work
MWCNT/GO Dopamine DPV 0.2 µM to 400 µM 22 nM 65
MWCNT/GONR Dopamine DPV 0.15 µM to 12.15 µM 0.08 µM 66
Buckypaper-SWCNTs Glucose Amperometry 0 mM to 10 mM 0.022 mM 70
Buckypaper-GOx-HRP Glucose Amperometry Up to 9 mM 0.01 mM 28