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. 2021 May 15;26(10):2940. doi: 10.3390/molecules26102940

Table 5.

An overview of recent electrochemical biosensors for BPA and estrogens determination.

Electrode (Bio)Sensor Format Electrochemical Technique Sample/Analyte L.R. LOD References
Interdigitated electrode (IDE) Label-free impedimetric aptasensor printed circuit board (PCB) technique EIS BPA/canned food 1 fM–10 pM 152.93 aM [184]
BDDE Impedimetric aptasensor based on Au nanoparticles (Au-NPs) coated boron-doped diamond (BDD) modified with aptamers, and 6-mercapto-1-hexanol (MCH) EIS BPA/milk 1 × 1014–1 × 109 M 7.2 × 10−15 M [185]
AuE Label-free electrochemical aptasensor based on functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes/gold nanoparticles (f-MWCNTs/AuNPs) nanocomposite film modified gold electrode SWV BPA/mineral water, orange juice, milk 0.1–10 nM 0.05 nM [186]
GCE Electrochemical sensor using hierarchical Ce-metal–organic framework (Ce-MOF) modified with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a sensing platform DPV BPA/milk 0.005–50 mM 2 nM [187]
GCE Electrochemical sensor based on the AuPd nanoparticles incorporated carboxylic multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) DPV BPA/milk 0.18–18 μM 60 nM [188]
GCE Electrochemical aptasensor based on MWCNT/SiO2@Au nanocomposite SWV BPA/water, orange juice, milk 0.1–100 mM 10 pM [189]
GCE Electrochemical sensor using as sensing platform multi-walled carbon nanotubes and chitosan (MWCNTs–CH) self-assembled on graphene nanoplatelets GNPs (GNPs–MWCNTs–CH) DPV BPA/milk 0.1–100 μM 0.05 [190]
GCE Electrochemical sensor based on three-dimensional hierarchical cylinder-like nickel nanoparticle/nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheet/chitosan nanocomposite (NiNP/NCN/CHI) DPV BPA/milk 0.1–2.5 mM and 2.5–15.0 mM 45 nM [191]
BDDE Electrochemical sensor, using a cathodically pretreated boron-doped diamond (Cpt-BDD) electrode combined with QuEChERS extraction method SWV E,E-dienestrol/fish tissue 2.30 × 10−7–9.69 × 10−6 M 5.43 × 10−8 M [197]
SPCE Impedimetric aptasensor based on carbon nanodots modified SPC electrode EIS 17b-estradiol/water 1.0 × 10−7–1.0 × 10−12 M, 0.5 × 10−12 M. [198]
AuE Electrochemical biosensor based on graphene quantum dots (GQDs)/conducting polymer and laccase modified gold electrodes CV 17b-estradiol/no real samples 0.1–120 × 10−6 M 1 mM [199]

Abbreviations: AuE: gold electrode; AuNPs: gold nanoparticles; AuSPE: gold screen-printed electrode; BDDE: boron-doped diamond electrode; BPA: bisphenol A; CA: chronoamperometry; CPE: carbon paste electrode; CH: chitosan; CF: carbon felt; CNF: carbon nanofibers; CV: cyclic voltammetry; DEP: disposable electrical printed microarray electrode; DPV: differential pulse voltammetry; EIS: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; ECL: electrochemiluminescence; GQDS: graphene quantum dots; GCE: glassy carbon electrode; GO: graphene oxide; IDE: interdigitated electrode; ITO: indium–tin-oxide electrode; MBs: magnetic beads; MIPs: molecularly imprinted polymers: MWCNTs: multi-walled carbon nanotubes; NPG: nanoporous gold; QDs: quantum dots; PCNB: Printex carbon nanoballs; PGE: pencil graphite electrode; QuEChERS: quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe; SPCE: screen-printed carbon electrode; SWV: square-wave voltammetry.