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. 2021 Apr 27;21(9):3058. doi: 10.3390/s21093058

Table 1.

Summary of the performances for considered LOCs. Type and volume of starting biological sample, on- or off-chip lysis, NA extraction yield, principles, and total time (including pre-processing, when declared).

Sample Type Sample
Volume
Process Time Lysis NA Yield/Limits of Detection
(in Eluted Volume)
Extraction Matrix
and Motion Principles
Ref
Whole blood 200 µL 30 min On Total NA,
∼105 DNA copies (in 100 µL)
Silica-coated magnetic beads,
magnetic and centrifugal-driven
[28]
Whole blood 1 µL 7–8 min On Genomic DNA,
21.8 ± 2.3 ng/µL
Glass fiber filter,
pressure-driven
[29]
Whole blood 0.1–100 µL 1 min Off Human mRNA
Yield n.a.
Oligo-dT magnetic beads,
lateral magnetophoresis
[30]
Whole blood 10 µL <20 min On Genomic DNA,
39.7 ng/µL (in 60 µL)
Porous silicon wafer,
pressure-driven
[31]
Whole blood 1 µL n.a. On Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Isotachophoresis,
electrokinetic-driven
[32]
Whole blood 50 µL <60 min Off Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
Silica micropillars,
pressure-driven
[33]
Whole blood 5.4 µL <30 min On Pathogen DNA,
∼30 ng/µL (in 25 µL)
Magnetic beads,
magnetic-driven
[34]
Whole blood 200 µL 20 min On Genomic DNA,
33.26 ± 2.5 ng/µL (in 5 µL)
Antibody-coated magnetic beads,
pressure-driven
[35]
Whole blood 300 µL 27 min On Genomic DNA,
54.3 ng/µL (in 200 µL)
Glass fiber filter,
centrifugal-driven
[36]
Whole blood 20 µL <10 min Off Genomic DNA,
38.8 ng/µL (in 25 µL)
Aluminium oxide membrane,
pressure-driven
[37]
Whole blood 10 µL n.a. Off Genomic DNA,
24 ± 0.2 ng/µL (in 2 µL)
Surface packed with silica beads + TMOS monolith,
pressure-driven
[38]
Whole blood 1 µL n.a. On Genomic DNA,
10 ng/µL (in 70 µL)
Silica monolith,
pressure-driven
[39]
Whole blood 100 µL 23 min Off Pathogen RNA,
LoD 103–106 copies/mL (in 100 µL)
Glass fiber filter,
capillary absorption
[40]
Whole blood 100 µL 12 min On Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Antibody-coated magnetic beads,
magnetic and centrifugal-driven
[41]
Whole blood 0.09 µL n.a. On Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
Magnetic beads,
electrokinetic-driven
[22]
Whole blood 5 µL 50 min On Genomic DNA,
35.7 ng/µL (in 35 µL)
Porous silicon wafer,
pressure-driven
[42]
Whole blood 4 µL 9–30 min Off Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
Sol-gel packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[25]
Whole blood 10 µL <30 min Off Genomic DNA,
∼9.8 ng (in 70 µL)
Sol-gel packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[43]
Whole blood 4 µL <10 min Off Total DNA
Yield n.a.
Surface packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[44]
Whole blood 5 µL 10 min Off Genomic DNA,
48.7 ng (in 28 µL)
Chitosan-coated surface,
pressure-driven
[45]
Whole blood 0.5 µL 20 min On Genomic DNA,
19.3 ± 4.9 ng/µL (in 100 µL)
Chitosan-coated glass fiber filter,
pressure-driven
[46]
Whole blood n.a. <5 min Off Total RNA
Yield n.a.
Glass fiber filter,
pressure-driven
[47]
Whole blood 50 µL 1 min Off Human mRNA
Yield n.a.
Oligo-dT magnetic beads,
magnetic-driven
[48]
Whole blood 1 µL 40 min Off Genomic DNA,
8 ng/µL
Magnetic beads,
magnetic-driven
[49]
Whole blood 5 µL 5 min On Pathogen NA,
16–35 ng/µL (in 20 µL)
Magnetic beads,
magnetic-driven
[50]
Whole blood 4 mL <15 min On cfDNA
Yield n.a.
Silica-coated magnetic beads,
centrifugal-driven
[51]
Whole blood 2 µL n.a. On Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
DMA and APTES-coated surface,
pressure-driven
[52]
Whole blood 10 µL n.a. On Pathogen DNA,
LoD 100 CFU/mL
Glass fiber filter,
centrifugal-driven
[53]
Whole blood 500 µL 15 min On Pathogen DNA,
100 copies/mL
Magnetic beads,
magnetic and centrifugal-driven
[54]
Whole blood 30 µL 2 min On Pathogen DNA,
10.000 copies/mL
Glass fiber filter,
capillary absorption
[55]
Whole blood 20 µL 3 min On Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Glass fiber filter,
capillary absorption
[56]
Whole blood 25–100 µL 20 min Off Total RNA,
∼250–450 ng (in 10 µL)
Magnetic beads,
electrokinetic-driven
[57]
Plasma 140 µL <30 min On Total NA,
∼40 ng/µL (in 20 µL)
DMP and APTES-coated surface,
pressure-driven
[58]
Plasma 500 µL 15 min / cfDNA,
10–100 ng/µL
Glass fiber filter,
pressure-driven
[59]
Serum 30 µL 2 min On Pathogen DNA,
10.000 copies/mL
Glass fiber filter,
capillary absorption
[55]
Serum 200 µL <10 min On Pathogen DNA,
LoD 8 copies/reaction
Silica-coated magnetic beads,
centrifugal-driven
[60]
Serum 50 µL 1 min On Pathogen NA,
LoD 1000 copies/mL
Magnetic beads,
magnetic and pressure-driven
[61]
Serum n.a. 30 min Off Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Poly-DMAMS-coated surface,
chemical adsorption
[62]
Serum 100 µL n.a. On Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Magnetic beads,
automatic pipetting
[63]
Serum 200 µL 30 min On Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Silica-coated magnetic beads,
magnetic and centrifugal-driven
[64]
Serum 0.4 µL <1 min On Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Carboxyl magnetic beads,
magnetic-driven
[23]
Buccal sample 500 µL 7–8 min On Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
Glass fiber filter,
pressure-driven
[29]
Buccal sample 20 µL n.a. On Genomic DNA,
4.03 ± 0.6 ng/µL
Silica-based monolith,
electrokinetic-driven
[65]
Buccal sample 100 µL n.a. On Pathogen NA,
LoD 103 cells-virions/mL
Glass fiber filter,
pressure-driven
[66]
Buccal sample 100 µL 10 min On Genomic DNA,
50.45 ng/µL (in 125 µL)
Silica-coated magnetic beads,
pressure-driven
[67]
Buccal sample 10 µL 9–30 min Off Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
Sol-gel packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[25]
Buccal sample 20 µL 3 min On Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Glass fiber filter,
capillary absorption
[56]
Buccal sample 100 µL n.a. On Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Magnetic beads,
automatic pipetting
[63]
Nasal sample 30 µL 2 min On Pathogen DNA,
10.000 copies/mL
Glass fiber filter,
capillary absorption
[55]
Nasal sample 50 µL n.a. On Pathogen DNA,
LoD 1000 CFU/mL
Glass fiber filter,
centrifugal-driven
[53]
Nasal sample 1 mL <20 min On Pathogen DNA,
LoD ∼61 CFU/mL
Surface packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[68]
Nasal sample 100 µL n.a. Off Pathogen RNA,
LoD 103 copies/mL
Silica-based monolith,
pressure-driven
[69]
Nasal sample 30 µL 15 min Off Pathogen RNA
Yield n.a.
Silica-coated magnetic beads,
powerless magnetic-driven
[70]
Nasal sample 500 µL n.a. On Pathogen RNA
Yield n.a.
Silica-coated magnetic beads,
magnetic and centrifugal-driven
[71]
Nasal sample 8 µL <10 min Off Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Surface packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[44]
Nasal sample 10 µL 9–30 min Off Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Sol-gel packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[25]
Nasal sample 100 µL n.a. On Pathogen NA
Yield n.a.
Glass fiber filter,
pressure-driven
[72]
Stools 200 mg <40 min On Pathogen NA,
46.4 ng/µL of RNA (in 200 µL)
68.4 ng/µL of DNA (in 200 µL)
Magnetic beads,
pressure-driven
[27]
Stools 400 µL 7 min On Pathogen DNA,
59.3 ng/µL (in 10 µL)
Silica-coated magnetic particles,
electromagnetic-driven
[73]
Stools 180–220 mg 45 min Off Pathogen DNA,
LoD 0.125 pg
Porous polymer monolith,
pressure-driven
[74]
Urine 50 µL 10 min On Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
DMA and APTES-coated surface,
pressure-driven
[26]
Urine 10 µL n.a. On Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
DMA and APTES-coated surface,
pressure-driven
[52]
Urine 20 µL 3 min On Pathogen DNA
Yield n.a.
Glass fiber filter,
capillary absorption
[56]
Urine 100 µL <40 min On Pathogen DNA,
LoD∼10 CFU/mL
Porous polymer monolith packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[75]
Semen 2 µL n.a. On Genomic NA
Yield n.a.
Surface packed with beads (silica + chitosan-coated silica),
pressure-driven
[9]
Semen 4 µL 16 min Off Total RNA
Yield n.a.
Surface packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[10]
Semen 1 µL n.a. On Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
Sol-gel packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[24]
Semen 5 µL 9–30 min Off Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
Sol-gel packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[25]
Semen 1.5 µL 17 min Off Genomic DNA,
17 ng (in 15 µL)
Surface packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[76]
Spinal Fluid 40 µL <30 min Off Genomic DNA
Yield n.a.
Sol-gel packed with silica beads,
pressure-driven
[43]