Table 5.

Reported limits of detection for various harmful substances

Target	Detection limit	Ref.
S. typhimurium	5 × 103 CFU mL−1	[ 113 ]
B. anthracis in water	105 CFU mL−1	[ 115 ]
E. coli in water	105 CFU mL−1	[ 116 ]
B. anthracis in water	104 spores mL−1	[ 117 ]
Pathogens in water	100 CFU mL−1	[ 118 ]
Octachlorostyrene	2.8 × 10−9 m	[ 120 ]
Human serum albumin	0.039 µg mL−1	[ 121 ]
Carcinoembryonic antigen	1 pg mL−1	[ 122 ]