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. 2017 Mar 15;7:44409. doi: 10.1038/srep44409

Table 1. Example of recent published works on small molecule detection exploiting POC-compliant detection methods.

Target Analytical method LOD Linear range References
Acetaminophen Amperometry and DPV 2.1 nM 5 nM to 800 μM 36
Adenosine EIS 20 fM 0.05 pM to 17 pM 37
Bisphenol A FET 56 pM 1 to 104 fM 38
Chloramphenicol SWV 5 nM 40 to 1000 nM 39
Cocaine DPV 0.13 nM 0.1 to 10 nM 40
17β-estradiol FET 50 nM 50 nM to 1.6 μM 28
Etoposide DPV 5.4 nM 20 nM to 2 μM 41
Etoposide SWV 1.29 μM 10 to 60 μM 42
Glucose SWV 4 mM 4 to 20 mM 43
Glucose FET 2 mM 2 to 8 mM 44
Kanamycin SWV 14 pM 10 nM to 2 μM 45
Naproxen CV 16 μM Up to 300 μM 12
Oxytetracycline SWV 0.22 nM 1.1 pM to 110 nM 46
Rifampicin Amperometry 50 nM 2 to 14 μM 47
Streptomycin SWV 10 nM 50 to 1000 nM 39
Tenofovir FET 1.2 nM 1 nM to 100 nM This work
Tenofovir SWCAdSV 1.3 μM 1.7 to 17.4 μM 48
Theophylline CV 50 nM Up to 120 μM 49

CV = Cyclic Voltammetry; SWV = square wave voltammetry; FET = field effect transistor; EIS = electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; DPV = differential pulse voltammetry; EMAT = electromagnetic acoustic transducer; LSV = linear sweep voltammetry; SWCAdSV = square-wave cathodic adsorptive stripping voltammetry.