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. 2021 May 12;21(10):3369. doi: 10.3390/s21103369

Table 1.

Examples of biosensors including 2D nanomaterials for the detection of viruses, pathogens, and bacterial toxins.

Analyte Description/Immobilization Details Performances Selectivity Real Sample Application Ref
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) Ab/AuNP-MoS2-rGO/GCE. Detection by faradaic EIS Range: 82.5–1.65 × 104 TCID50 mL−1. Incubation time with the virus: 140 min at 37.5 °C. Stability: 89.2% of activity after 2 months at 4 °C. No interferences from Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni, and E. coli Spiked pig manure [134]
Salmonella typhimurium cDNA –MOF (type UiO−67) –Gr/GCE and APT-AuNP-HRP for signal amplification. Detection by DPV Range: 2 × 101–2 × 108 cfu mL−1; DL: 5 cfu mL−1; Analysis time: 3 h; Stability: 91.3% of activity after 2 weeks at 4 °C S. aureus, S. flexneri, E. coli, and Streptococcus not interfering Spiked milk [106]
Staphylococcus arlettae Bacteriophages/Gr electrodes. Detection by faradaic EIS Range: 2.0–2.0 × 106 cfu mL−1; DL: 2 cfu mL−1; Response time: 2 min incubation with bacteria at 37 °C; Stability: 3 months. S. aureus, E. coli, and S. lentus not interfering Spiked water and apple juice samples [96]
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Ab/Porous graphene Detection by faradaic EIS with ferri/ferro Range: 25–105 cfu mL–1; DL: 13 cfu mL–1; Response time: 22 min; Stability: change of 3.36% in Rct after 7 days at −20 °C Bacillus cereus, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus not interfering Chicken broth [132]
Salmonella Typhimurium APT/rGO-CNT/GCE. Range: 101–108 cfu mL−1; DL 101 cfu mL−1; Test time: 10 min; Stability: 20 days in water at 4 °C E. coli, K. pneumonia, p. aeruginosa, S. aureus, and Enterococcus faecalis not interfere, but Salmonella enterica such as S. Albany, S. Enteritidis, S. Weltevreden, S. Typhi, and S. Derby interfere Raw chicken meat [131]
Detection by DPV using [Fe(CN)6]4−3−
E. coli O78:K80:H11 APT-PLL-Bridged rebar graphene Detection by faradaic EIS using [Fe(CN)6]4−/3− as a redox probe Range: 101–106 cfu mL−1; Detection limit: 101 cfu mL−1 E. coli DH5α, p. vulgaris, L. monocytogenes, S. boydii, S. flexneri, E. aerogenes, C. braakii, and B. Subtilis not interfering Spiked fruit juice (guava, litchi, mango) and milk [135]
E. Coli rGO-FET, passivated with an ultrathin layer of Al2O3, then decorated with AuNPs onto which a specific Ab was immobilized Range: 103 to 105 cfu mL−1; No significant change after 14 days at 4 °C; Response time: 50 s Salmonella typhimurium and Streptococcus pneumonia are not interfering Spiked river water; DL: 104 cfu mL−1 [136]
Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A Ab/Au-Gr-Cs/GCE Detection by faradaic EIS using [Fe(CN)6]4–/3– Range: 0.27–268 pg mL−1; DL: 0.11 pg mL−1; Incubation time with the toxin: 60 min at 37 °C. Stability: 90% of response after 4 days at 4 °C in 0.1 MPBS buffer pH 7.4 with 0.02% NaN2 BoNT serotypes E and B Spiked milk and human serum, BoNT was not detected in an unspiked sample by ELISA [133]
Botulinum neurotoxin A SNAP−25- peptide/chemically reduced GO/Au; Detection of BoNT serotype A light chain protease activity by DPV using [Fe(CN)6]4–/3 Range: 8.6 pg mL−1–1 ng mL−1; DL: 8.6 pg mL−1 BoNT serotype B lightchain (BoNT-LcB) and heat-treated LCA (denatured enzyme) did not interfere. Spiked skimmed milk [116]
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) Ab1/GR–AuNPs/GCE + Fc–Ab2.. Detection by SWV of ferrocene DL: 5 ng mL−1; Analysis time: 35 min; Stability: 3 weeks at 4 °C BTX−2, Okadaic acid MC-LR; Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr2+, Cl, SO42−, Br, HCO3, and F not interfering. −95% cross-reactivity for BTX−1 and BTX−3 Spiked mollusk extract of S. constricta, M. senhousia, and T. granosa, [128]
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B APT/cDNA/rGO- AuNUs.; Detection of hematoxylin intercalator by DPV Range: 5.0–500.0 fM; DL: 0.21 fM Staphylococcal enterotoxin A, Staphylococcal enterotoxin C, BSA, and tryptophan not interfering Spiked and simulated samples: milk, meat, and human serum [129]
Botulinum Toxin E Ab1/Gr-GCE + Ab2 + IgG-ALP/AuNPs. Detection by LSV–stripping of Ag deposited in the reaction of 3-IP and Ag+ catalyzed by ALP Range: 10 pg mL−1–10 ng mL−1; DL: 5.0 pg mL−1; Analysis time: 65 min BoNT/A, BoNT/B, and BoNT/F not interfering Spiked orange juice and milk [130]

TCID50: Median Tissue Culture Infectious Dose; AuNU: Au nano-urchins. ALP: alkaline phosphatase. LSV: Linear Sweep Voltammetry. 3-IP: 3-indoxyl phosphate. BoNT/A, BoNT/B: Botulinum toxin A and B. Fc-Ab2: ferrocene-labeled antibodies. BTX2: brevetoxin 2. SNAP25: synaptosomal-associated protein 25. Gr-graphene. APT: aptamer. Ab: antibody. cDNA: capture DNA.