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. 2022 Feb 25;12(3):342. doi: 10.3390/life12030342

Table 1.

A summary of developments of biosensors for breast cancer tumor markers.

Type of Biosensor Target Detection Limit Linear Range References
Electrochemical biosensor CV CA15-3 0.64 U mL−1 2.0–240 U mL−1 [67]
EGFR 1 pg mL−1 1 pg mL−1–100 ng mL−1 [68]
miRNA-155 2 × 10−20 M 2 × 10−20–2 × 10−12 M [69]
DPV BRCA1 0.0034 pM 0.01 pM–1 nM [70]
CA15-3 3.34 mU mL−1 0.01–1000 U mL−1 [71]
BRCA1 3.01 × 10−16 M 1.0 × 10−15–1.0 × 10−7 M [72]
let-7a
miRNA-21
3.6 fM
(let-7a)
8.2 fM
(miRNA-21)
0.01–10 pM
(let-7a)
0.02–10 pM
(miRNA-21)
[73]
SWV MUC1 0.33 pM 1.0 pM–10 µM [75]
miRNA-21
miRNA-155
18.9 aM (miRNA-21)
39.6 aM (miRNA-155)
0.1 fM–10 nM [76]
LSV HER2-ECD 4.4 ng mL−1 15–100ng mL−1 [77]
HER2 0.16 ng mL−1 7.5–50 ng mL−1 [78]
CD44
CD44 positive cell
2.17 pg mL−1
8 cells mL−1
0.01 ng mL−1–100 ng mL−1
10 cells mL−1–106 cells mL−1
[79]
EIS HER2
MCF-7 cell
19 fg mL−1
23 cells mL−1
0.001–10 ng mL−1
1 × 102–1 × 105 cells mL−1
[80]
MUC1 2.7 nM 5–115 nM [81]
BRCA1 3 fM 10 fM–0.1 µM [82]
FET miRNA-155 0.03 fM 0.1 fM–10 nM [85]
CEA 10 pg mL−1 0.1–100 ng mL−1 [86]
Optical biosensor Fluorescence biosensor CEA 7.9 pg mL−1
(Water)
10.7 pg mL−1
(Human serum samples)
0.03–6 ng mL−1
(Water)
0.03–6 ng mL−1
(Human serum samples)
[89]
miRNA-21 0.03 fM 0.1–125 fM [90]
Colorimetric biosensor BRCA1 10−18 M 10−12–10−18 M [91]
BRCA1 0.34 fM 1 fM–100 pM [92]
SPRi CEA 0.12 ng mL−1 0.40–20 ng mL−1 [94]
HER2-positive EXO 8280 exosomes μL−1 8280–33,100 exosomes μL−1 [95]
EXO 5000 exosomes mL−1 / [96]
SERS miR-K12-5-5p 884 pM / [97]
MicroRNA / / [98]
ECL BRCA1 0.71 fM 1.0 fM–0.1 nM [99]
EXO 7.41 × 104 exosomes 3.4 × 105–1.7 × 108 exosomes mL−1 [100]
miRNA-21 3.2 aM 0.01–10,000 fM [101]
QCM miRNA-21 3.6 pM 2.5 pM–2.5 μM [104]
MDA-MB-231 cell
MCF-7 cell
300 cells mL−1
(M231)
1000 cells mL−1
(MCF-7)
1 × 103–5.0 × 105 cells mL−1
(M231)
5 × 103–4 × 105 cells mL−1
(MCF-7)
[103]
MDA MB 231 cell 12 cells mL−1 50–300 cells ml−1 [106]
CA15-3 0.5 U mL−1 0.5–100 U mL−1 [105]
PEC HER2 0.36 ng mL−1 0.5–10 ng mL−1 [107]
VEGF165 0.3 fM 1–3000 fM [108]
MIPs DPV CA15-3 0.10 U mL−1 0.10 U mL−1–100 U mL−1 [114]
HER2-ECD 1.6 ng mL−1 10–70 ng mL−1 [115]
BRCA1 2.53 fM 10 fM–100 nM [113]
Potentiometric Procedures CA15-3 1.07 U mL−1 1.44–13.2 U mL−1 [116]
Microfluidic chip GMR CEA
AFP
total PSA
free PSA
PG I
PG II
CYFRA21-1
NSE
free-β-hCG
SCC
Tg
CA19-9
0.5–500 ng mL−1 (CEA)
1–1000 ng mL−1 (AFP)
0.1–100ng mL−1 (total PSA)
0.1–50 ng mL−1 (free PSA)
2–200 ng mL−1 (PG I)
1–100 ng mL−1 (PG II)
0.5–100 ng mL−1 (CYFRA21-1)
1–200 ng mL−1 (NSE)
0.5–200 ng mL−1 (free-β-hCG)
0.5–70 ng mL−1 (SCC)
5–2000 ng mL−1 (Tg)
4–800 U mL−1 (CA19-9)
[119]
SERS CA125
CA153
CEA
0.01 U mL−1 (CA153)
0.01 U mL−1 (CA125)
1 pg mL−1 (CEA)
[120]