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. 2021 Jul 28;143:116400. doi: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116400

Table 2.

Summary of previous studies on the application of biosensors.

Type of biomarker Recognition element Output Signal Sample Matrix Limit of detection (LOD) References
Bacterial (MRSA) DNA Aptamer Optical/magnetic Clinical sample 10 fg/μL [18]
Viral RNA (SARS-CoV-2) Aptamer Optical Clinical sample [20,31]
Viral RNA (SARS-CoV-2) Aptamer Optical Wastewater 14.6, 2, and 2.18 copies/20 μL for SARS-CoV-2 N1, N2, and N3 [22]
Viral RNA (SARS-CoV-2) Aptamer Optical Wastewater 58 copies/100 mL [23]
DNA (ARGs) Aptamer Optical Wastewater [24,25]
Viral RNA (SARS-CoV-2) Aptamer Optical Clinical sample 80 copies/mL [27]
DNA (mtDNA) Aptamer Optical Wastewater 40 copies/20 μL [28]
Viral RNA (SARS-CoV-2) Aptamer Optical Wastewater [29,30]
Viral RNA (SARS-CoV-2) Aptamer Electrical Clinical sample [32]
Bacteria (P. aeruginosa) Aptamer Optical Cell medium extracts 1 CFU/mL [35]
Viral RNA (SARS-CoV-2) Aptamer Optical Clinical sample 10 copies/10 μL [36]
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Antibody, protein Optical/magnetic DI water 101 CFU/mL [37]
Bacteria Nanomaterial (Au nanorods) Optical DI water [38]
Virus (adenovirus, rhinovirus, and HIV) Nanomaterial (Ag nanorod arrays) Optical DI water 100 PFU/mL [39]
Viral RNA (SARS-CoV-2) Aptamer Optical DI water 5.5 × 104 TCID50/mL [40]
Viral protein (SARS-CoV-2) Aptamer Optical DI water 250 nM [43]
Virus (H1N1) Aptamer Optical DI water 97 PFU/mL [44]
Protein biomarker Antibody Optical Blood plasma 0.86 ng/mL [45]
Virus (H1N1, adenovirus) Antibody Optical/magnetic PBS, blood, serum, and sputum 50 PFU/mL (H1N1),
10 PFU/mL (adenovirus)
[46]
Virus (H5N2, HPIV 3) Aligned carbon nanotube Optical Clinical sample 102 EID50/mL (50% egg infective dose per microliter) [47]
Human prostate cells Wheat germ agglutinin Optical Cell medium [49]
Virus (Hep B) Antibody Optical Human blood plasma 0.01 IU/mL [50]
Virus (SARS-CoV-2) Antibody FET Culture medium and clinical samples 1.6 × 101 PFU/mL in culture medium, 2.42 × 102 copies/ml in clinical samples [54]
Viral RNA (SARS-CoV-2) DNA probe Electrochemical Clinical sample 6.9 copies/μL [56]
Viral RNA (Hep C) Peptide SEC 10 mM PBS 264.5 IU/mL [59]
Viral protein (H5N1) Primary and secondary antibodies SEC Clinical samples 4 ng/mL, or 77 pM [60]