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. 2017 Jul 26;7(3):38. doi: 10.3390/membranes7030038

Table 2.

Bilayer lipid membrane biosensors for environmental monitoring and clinical diagnostics.

Analyte Biological System/Membrane Transducer Type Detection Limit Ref.
Amyloid-β protein Cholesterol incorporated liposomes Micro-cantilever with NiCr thin film strain gauge 75 nM [73]
Amyloid-β protein, real time continuous monitoring of fibrilization Liposomes Micro-cantilever with NiCr thin film strain gauge 1 μΜ [74]
Atenolol Polymerized membranes Ag/AgCl electrodes 20 μM [75]
Botulinum neurotoxin Trisialoganglioside functionalized liposomes Fluorescence [76]
Carbofuran pesticidein foods Resorcinarene receptor/glass filter supported membranes Fluorescence 1 nM [77]
Carbofuran pesticide in foods Calixarene receptor/polymerized membranes Graphene-nanosheets-
based electrodes
1 μΜ [78]
Carbofuran pesticide in foods Acetylcholinesterase/polymerized membranes Ag/AgCl electrodes 1 nM [79]
Cholera toxin Ganglioside GM1/liposomes Chemiluminescence 0.8 pM [80]
Cholera toxin in water Ganglioside GM1/polymerized membranes Graphene-nanosheets-
based electrodes
1 nM [55]
Cholesterol Cholesterol oxidase/polymerized membranes Graphene-nanosheets-based electrodes 0.1 μM [81]
d-dimer Antibody/polymerized membranes Graphene-nanosheets-
based electrodes
1 μM [82]
Dichlorvos pesticide Acetylcholinesterase/liposome-chitosan nanocomposite Ag/AgCl electrodes 0.25 μM [83]
Dopamine Peroxidase/dithiotreitol supported membranes Au electrode 2 μM [84]
Dopamine in human urine Pirogallolarene receptor/polymerized membranes Fluorescence 1 nM [85]
Enzyme activity, reagentless monitoring of Langmuir-Blodgett membranes Electro-chemiluminescence [86]
Ephedrine in human urine Permethoxy receptor/polymerized membranes Fluorescence 1 nM [85]
Glucose Glucose oxidase/microperoxidase functionalized liposomes Indium-tin oxide (ITO) electrode 8.6 μM [87]
Glycoproteins in serum Concanavalin A/liposomes Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy not reported [88]
Hydrazine pesticides in water DNA/glass filter supported membranes Ag/AgCl electrodes 78 pM [89]
Hydrogen peroxide Peroxidase/polymerized membrane Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy 0.1 μΜ [90]
Naphthalene acetic acid in foods Auxin-binding protein receptor/polymerized membranes Graphene-nanosheets-based electrodes 10 nM [91]
Nitrites in soil Methaemoglobin/metal-
supported membranes
Ag/AgCl electrodes 0.9 μg/L [92]
Polychlorinated biphenyls (arochlor) Antibody/polymerized membranes Ag/AgCl electrodes 10 pM [93]
Saxitoxin in foods and water Anti-saxitoxin receptor/polymerized membranes Graphene-nanosheets-based electrodes 1 nM [54]
Triazine herbicides in water Metal supported membranes Ag/AgCl electrodes 15 nM [94]
Urea Urease/polymerized membranes Graphene-nanosheets-based electrodes 1 μM [95]
Uric acid Uricase/polymerized membranes ZnO nanowires-based electrodes 1 μM [96]
Vanillin in alcoholic beverages and wine Polymerized membranes Ag/AgCl electrodes 0.3 μM [97]