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. 2021 Jul 22;188(8):268. doi: 10.1007/s00604-021-04913-y

Table 1.

Summary of examples of different nanomaterial-based electrochemical biosensing platforms, highlighting the electrode, electrode modification, electroanalytical technique used, the analyte of interest, linear range, limit of detection, and sample medium the system was tested within

Electrode Electrode modification Method of detection Analyte Linear range Limit of detection Sample medium Reference
SPE Uricase/MWCNT AMP Uric acid 5–1000 μM 0.33 μM Saliva [18]
GC Cyt c/TPP-HA[TFSI]/MWCNT AMP Hydrogen peroxide 20–892 μM 6.2 μM Milk and juice drink [19]
Au PEI/CNT/Ab Impedance CA19–9 0.35 U/mL Blood serum [20]
GC GDH/MG-Tb@meso CV Glucose 0.025–17 mM 8 μM Blood serum [21]
GC phage/PEI-f-CNT EIS Escherichia coli B 103–107 CFU/mL 103 CFU/mL Culture broth [22]
Au AuNPs/SWCNTs/PDA LSV DNA 0.1 pM–10 nM 5.2 fM Human serum [23]
SPE AuNP/Ab EIS E. coli 15–106 CFU/mL 15 CFU/mL PBS [24]
Au hCG-binding peptide EIS hCG 0.001–0.2 IU/mL 0.6 mIU/mL Human serum [25]
Ag Au-PtNWA/PtNP/penicillinase CV penicillin 20–310 μM 10.5 μM Chicken/beef extract [26]
CCE AuNP/antigen LSV TBEV 50–1600 IU/mL 50 IU/mL Immunoglobins [27]
GC GOx/AgNP-MWCNT DPV glucose 0.025–1 mM 0.01 mM PBS [28]
GC PANI/CNT/CuNP LSV Phthalate esters 0.03–0.08 nM Bottled drinks, lake water [29]
PG Hb/MWCNT/CuNP/PANI DPV acrylamide 5–75 nM 0.2 nM Potato crisps [30]
GC XO/MNP-PAMAM-PtNP/rGO-CMC AMP Xanthine 50 nM–12 μM 13 nM Fish samples [31]
ITO Au@PtNP/GO nanozymes AMP Hydrogen peroxide 1–100 μM 1.62 μM Artificial urine [32]
GC BNNTs-Pani-Pt-GOD AMP Glucose 0.01–5.5 mM 6 μM ND [33]
GC BN/chitosan-Catalase FIA Forchlorfenuron 0.5–10.0 μM 0.07 μM Fruits and juice samples [34]
GC BN–Pt NPs-GOD AMP Glucose 0.1–2.7 mM 14.1 μM ND [35]
GC Au–Pd NPs@BNNSs/Ab2 DPV B. anthracis 5 pg/mL to 100 ng/mL 1 pg/mL culture broth [36]
FTO Apt/AuNP/BNNS DPV Myoglobin 0.1–100 μg/mL 34.6 ng/mL Human serum [37]
GC RGO-GOX AMP Glucose 0.1–27 mM ND Human serum [38]
GC rGO-AuNR-adriamycin DPV Complementary DNA 1.0 × 10−16 to 1.0 × 10−9 3.5 × 10−17 Human serum [39]
GC NG-Fe3O4-MB DPV ssDNA 1.0 × 10−14 to 1.0 × 10−6 M 3.63 × 10−15 M Human Serum [40]
GC 3D-rGO-PANI-ssDNA-MB DPV breast cancer BRCA1 1.0 × 10−15–1.0 × 10−7 M) 3.01 × 10−16 M Blood samples [41]
GC Nafion- GOx-G/AuNP-GC AMP Glucose Low μM up to 30 mM 1 μM ND [42]
Pt GO-GOX AMP Glucose 5–22 mM ND ND [43]
GC GO-AuNR-MB DPV Complementary DNA 1.0 × 10−14–1.0 × 10−9 3.5 × 10−15 ND [44]
GC 3D GR/AuPtPd DPV ctDNA 0.01 to 500 pM 0.13 pM Human serum [45]
GC GO-AuNR-OB DPV miR-155 2 fM - 8 pM 0.6 fM Human plasma [46]
PG GQD/ssDNA DPV ssDNA or Thrombin 200–500 nM 100 nM Buffered solution [47]
Au CQD/AuNP-GOx AMP Glucose 0.05–2.85 mM 17 μM Human serum [48]
CC GOx-GQD AMP Glucose 5–1270 μM 1.73 μM Human plasma [49]
GC DNA/chiCD DPV

NDMA

NDEA

9.9–740 nM

9.6–402 nM

9.9 nM

9.6 nM

Buffered solution [50]
PG CQD/ctDNA DPV DNR 0.1–0.5 μM 66 nM Aqueous solution [51]
GC GOx/Au/MXene/Nafion AMP glucose 0.1–18 mM 5.9 μM PBS [52]
CFM CNTs/Ti3C2Tx/PB AMP Glucose lactate

10 μM–1.5 mM

0–22 mM

0.33 μM

0.67 μM

Human sweat [53]
GC Ti3C2-HF/TBA/GOx/GTA AMP glucose 50–27,750 μM 23 μM Human serum [54]
GC MXene-graphene/GOx CV glucose 0.2–5.5 mM 0.1 mM Human serum [55]
GC Ab/MXene CV CEA 0.0001–2000 ng/mL 0.018 pg/mL Human serum [56]

PEI polyethyleneimine, Ab antibody, CNT carbon nanotube, PDA polydopamine, SWCNT single-walled carbon nanotubes, GDH glucose dehydrogenase, MG methylene green, Cyt c cytochrome c, TPP-HA[TFSI] highly water-insoluble phosphonium-based carboxyl functionalised ionic liquid, MWCNT multi-walled carbon nanotube, SPE screen-printed electrode, FTO fluorine-doped tin oxide electrode, XO xanthine oxidase, MNP magnetic nanoparticles, PAMAM polyamidoamine G-4 dendrimers, CMC carboxymethylcellulose, CCE carbon composite electrode, PANI polyaniline, PG pencil graphite, Hb haemoglobin, Apt aptamer, AuNP gold nanoparticles, BNNS boron nitride nanosheets, GC glassy carbon, GOD glucose oxidase, BNNTs boron nitride nanotubes, AMP amperometric, BN boron nitride, Pt platinum nanoparticles, FIA flow injection analysis, Ab2 anti-B. anthracis Sap antibodies, G graphene, AuNR gold nanorods, OB anthraquinone Oracet Blue, 3D GR 3D graphene, ctDNA circulating tumour DNA, PG pyrolytic graphite, GQD graphene quantum dots, CC carbon ceramin, NDMA N-nitrosodimethylamine, NDEA N-nitrosodiethanolamine, DNR daunorubicin, TBA tetrabutylammonium, GTA glutaraldehyde, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen