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. 2019 Mar 18;9(16):8778–8881. doi: 10.1039/c8ra09577a

Graphene nanocomposite-based biosensors for detecting nucleic acids and NADHa.

Graphene-based nanocomposites Target Detection technique Linear range Limit of detection (LOD) Ref.
Nucleic acids
3D GR/AuNP nanocomposite DNA CV, EIS 50 fM to 5.0 pM 3.4 fM 391
Poly(xanthurenic acid)/rGO composite DNA EIS 0.1 fM to 0.1 nM 4.2 fM 392
SPAN/GO composite DNA EIS 0.1 fM to 0.1 nM 0.32 fM 393
rGO modified GCE Amelogenin gene EIS, CV 1 × 10−20 to 1 × 10−14 M 3.2 × 10−21 M 394
AuNPs/toluidine blue–GO composite DNA DPV 10 pM to 1 nM 2.95 pM 395
GR/Au nanorods/polythionine HPV 0.1 pM to 0.1 nM 40.3 fM 396
Flower-like VS2/GR/AuNPs AIV H5N1 gene 0.5 pM to 0.5 nM 52 fM 397
AuNPs/rGO/GCE ssDNA EIS, CV 3 × 10−20 to 10−12 M 1 × 10−20 M 398
Au nanoclusters/GR HIV gene DPV 0.1 fM to 100 nM 30 aM 399
EC-rGO/GR DNA CV, DPV 10 fM to 1 μM 0.158 fM 400
GR/Au nanoclusters composite DNA LSV 0.2 fM to 20 pM 0.057 fM 401
rGO/AuNPs DNA DPV 0.1 pM to 10 nM 35 fM 402
AuNPs/rGO/PANI nanocomposite DNA (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) 1.0 fM to 1.0 nM 1.0 fM 403
rGO DNA EIS 1.0 fM to 1.0 nM 0.029 fM 404
N-doped GR/AuNPs DNA 10 fM to 0.1 μM 3.12 fM 405
rGO/ZrO2 nanocomposite miRNA-21 EIS 10 fM to 0.1 nM 4.3 fM 406
GO nanosheet/AgNPs nanocomposite DNA DPV 10 fM to 10 nM 7.6 fM 407
GR/Nafion composite HIV gene EIS 0.1–100 pM 0.23 fM 408
EC-rGO HIV gene EIS 1 pM to 1 nM 0.3 pM 409
p-rGO/AuNPs ssDNA (Listeria monocytogenes) DPV 0.1 fM to 1 μM 0.317 fM 410
GR/flavin mononucleotides DNA DPV 0.1 fM to 1.0 μM 0.074 fM 411
dsDNA/poly(l-cysteine)/Fe3O4 NPs/GO nanocomposite DNA CV, EIS 0.01–30.0 μM 3.48 nM 412
Au-transferred CVD-grown GR DNA Hall 1 pM to 100 nM 1 pM 413
rGO DNA 1 fM to 1 nM 1 fM 414
Thionine functionalized rGO DNA DPV 0.01 fM to 1 pM 4.28 × 10−19 415
AQMS-rGO composite DNA DPV 1 fM to 0.01 μM 63 fM 416
Au nanocages/GR nanoribbons DNA CV, EIS 1 fM to 100 pM 600 aM 417
GR QDs miRNA-155 CV 1 fM to 100 pM 0.14 fM 418
GO/Au nanorod nanocomposite miRNA-155 CV 2.0 fM to 8.0 pM 0.6 fM 419
MgO nanoflowers/GO-AuNPs nanocomposite miRNA CV 0.1–100 fM 50 aM 420
CS/N-doped rGO miRNA EIS 5–20 μg mL−1 1.72 μg mL−1 421
N-doped GR/AuNPs/hemin/G-quadruplexes miRNA CV, DPV 10 fM to 1 nM 0.17 fM 422
NADH
N-doped GR/AuNPs nanocomposite NADH CV 1–100 μM 300 nM 423
rGO/AuNPs NADH CV 0–500 μM 0.6 μM 160
GR-DNA tetrahedra/AuNPs NADH CV 1.0 fM to 10 pM 1.0 fM 424
AuNPs/rGO nanocomposite NADH CV 50 nM to 500 μM 1.13 nM 425
Poly(O-anisidine)/GR nanocomposite NADH CV 0.166–1.772 μM 1.3 μM 426
N-doped GR NADH CV 0.5–12 μM 0.37 μM 427
EC-rGO/AuNPs–PAH composite NADH CV 0.01–0.2 mM 3.5 μM 428
FeN NPs/N-doped GR NADH 0.4–718 μM 25 nM 429
GR/pyrroloquinoline quinone composite NADH DPV 0.32–220 μM 0.16 μM 430
Au–AgNPs/poly(l-cysteine)/rGO nanocomposite NADH CV 0.083 μM to 1.05 mM 9.0 nM 431
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Abbreviations used: NADH: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, SWCNTs: single-walled carbon nanotubes, LSV: linear sweep voltammetry, MDR: multidrug resistance, HPV: human papillomavirus, PAH: poly(allylamine hydrochloride), AQMS: anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid. AIV: avian influenza virus, CILE: carbon ionic liquid electrode, SPAN: sulfonated polyaniline.