Table 4.

Main characteristics of antibody-based array systems. Adapted from Ref. [4] With permission.

Characteristics	Antibody-based
Principle	Antibody-antigen interaction
Required reagents/information	antibody pairs
Quantification	Flow cytometry and others
Multiplexicity	1–100
Clinical diagnostic test	Yes
Sample enrichment	No
Sensitivity	>sub ng/mL–pg/mL
Reproducibility	Excellent
Assay development	Time and resource demanding
Consumable	High demand
Robustness	Yes
Throughput	High
Matrix effect	Yes
Sample manipulation	No
Automation	Yes