Table 1.
Types of Biosensors | Measurement Methods | Sampling Methods | Fabrication Material | Fabrication Methods |
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Platforms | Impedance Potentiometry Amperometry (enzymatic) Voltammetry (non-enzymatic) |
Vacuum Capillary Swelling |
Polymers Silicon |
Laser ablation Laser cutting |
Solid MNs | Impedance Potentiometry Amperometry (enzymatic) Voltammetry (non-enzymatic) |
Compression Absorption Vacuum |
Silicon Ceramics Glass Metals |
Laser ablation Laser cutting Casting Electroplating Lithography Wet and dry etching methods Metal injection molding Micromolding Two photon polymerization |
Coated MNs | Impedance Potentiometry Amperometry (enzymatic) Voltammetry (non-enzymatic) |
Capillary | Silicon Metals |
Micromolding Dip coating Spray coating Layer-by-layer manufacturing |
Dissolving MNs | Impedance Potentiometry Amperometry (enzymatic) Voltammetry (non-enzymatic) |
Swelling | Cellulose Carbohydrates Sodium carboxymethyl |
Mold based techniques Drawing lithography UV assisted fabrication Heat Droplet air blowing Fused deposition modeling Atomized spray process |
Hollow MNs | Impedance Potentiometry Amperometry (enzymatic) Voltammetry (non-enzymatic) |
Capillary Vacuum |
Silicon Ceramics Polymers Glass Metals |
MEMS Deep reactive ion etching Photolithographic Micromachining Pipette technique Deep X-ray lithography |
MN: microneedle.