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. 2021 Jan 29;21(3):906. doi: 10.3390/s21030906

Table 2.

List of analyte targets detected by fluorescence-based sensors.

Analyte Method Sensing Element/Fluorescent Molecules LoD/Dynamic Range Ref.
Food
Penicillin G FP Antibody/NIR-CF647 1.0 nmol/L [134]
Ciprofloxacin FP Antibody/NIR-CF647 1 ppb [135]
Amikacin FS Enzyme/fluorescein-5 maleimide 40 nM [122]
Kanamycin A FS Enzyme/fluorescein-5 maleimide 50 nM [122]
Gentamicin FS Enzyme/fluorescein-5 maleimide 10 nM [122]
Neomycin FS Enzyme/fluorescein-5 maleimide 7 nM [122]
Tobramycin FS Enzyme/fluorescein-5 maleimide 5 nM [122]
Paromomycin FS Enzyme/fluorescein-5 maleimide 10 nM [122]
Fluoroquinolone FP Antibody/nanoparticles 0.1 nM [123]
Sulfadimethoxine FI Aptamer/fluorescein amidite 10 ng/mL [124]
Chloramphenicol TR-FIA Antibody/europium 0.05 ng g−1 [130]
Fluoroquinolone TR-FIA Antibody/Europium 0.053 μg/L [131]
Patulin FP Antibody/NIR DyLight IF800 0.06 μg/L [136]
Ochratoxin A FCS Antibody/FITC 0.0078 ng [137]
17β-estradiol FP Antibody/CF647 <10 pmol [140]
Hexestrol FP Receptor/coumestrol 2.94 nM [141]
Dienestrol FP Receptor/coumestrol 2.89 nM [141]
Diethylstilbestrol FP Receptor/coumestrol 3.12 nM [141]
α-lactalbumins FLISA Antibody/CdSe/ZnS quantum dots 0.1 ng/mL [142]
Lactoferrin FP Aptamer/FITC and Ag10NPs 1.25 pM [143]
Gluten FCS Antibody/FITC 0.006 ppm [144]
Environment
Testosterone TIRF Antibody 0.2 ng/L [147]
Carbaryl FI Enzyme/silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) 7.25 × 10−9 g/L [155]
Parathion FI Enzyme/silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) 3.25 × 10−8 g/L [155]
diazinon FI Enzyme/silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) 6.76 × 10−8 g/L [155]
Phorate FI Enzyme/silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) 1.90 × 10−7 g/L [155]
Acetylcholinesterase FI Enzyme/nanoclusters DNA-Cu/AgNCs 0.05 U/mL [157]
Acetylcholinesterase FI Enzyme/nanoclusters AuNCs 2.0 × 10−6 U/mL [158]
DDVP FI Enzyme/nanoclusters AuNCs 13.67 pM [158]
Benzene FRET Protein/ 1-aminoanthracene 3.9 μg/m3 [160]
Security
Ricin A FI Protein/AuNCs 400 nM [164]
Bacillus anthracis FI Antibody/silicon nitride surfaces 103 CFU/mL [165]
Health
IL-1β FI Antibody/FITC 8.91 pg/mL [172]
IL-6 FI Antibody/FITC 1.33 pg/mL [172]
IL-10 FI Antibody/FITC 6.12 pg/mL [172]
Dopamine FI Bi-functionalized carbon dots 0.1 pM [176]
17β-estradiol FI Aptamer/fluorescent dye 2.1 nM [177]
17β-estradiol FI Antibody/nanoparticles DC-AuNPs 6.4 × 10−6 ng/mL [178]
Calcium ion FI Turn-on fluorescent probe 2.70 × 10−7 M [196]
Calcium ion FI Receptor/mIFP 0.01 to 1 μM a [191]
Calcium ion FI Receptor/GAF-sfGFP 0.1 to 5 μM a [193]
Calcium ion FI Receptor/cpFAST 0.04 to 0.2 μM a [194]
Hg2+ FI NIR-activatable probe-HCy−SeH 10 to 60 μM a [199]
Hg2+ FI BPs (IFP1.4) 32 μM [201]
MeHg+ LRET UCNPs/UCL 0.18 ppb [200]
O2- FI NIR-activatable probe-HCy−SeH 10 to 60 μM a [199]
NAD+ FI Enzyme/cpVenus 30 μM to 1 mM a [206]
NAD+ FI Enzyme/cpYFP 0.1 to 10 mM a [207]
NAD+ BRET Enzyme-cpLuc/Cy3 10−4 to 10−8 M a [208]
Acetylcholine FI Receptor/cpEGFP 10 nM to 100 μM a [209]
Dopamine FI Receptor/cpEGFP 10−6 to 10−8 M a [210]
Epinephrine FI Receptor/cpEGFP 10−6 to 10−8 M a [211]
H2O2 FI Enzyme/NeonOxIrr pH 5.5 to 7.5 a [192]
Nitric Oxide FRET FITC and DABCYL 100 pM to 5 nM a [216]
hydrogen ion FI Pentamethine cyanine fluorophores pH 1.0 to 4.0 a [227]

a The working dynamic range values are reported for in vivo biosensors.