TABLE 1.

Different types of available biosensors for virus detection and diagnosis

No.	Types of biosensor	Types of cirus	Specific recognition site	Detection of other viruses
1.	Immuno‐electrochemical	Influenza A	M1 protein	Parainfluenza, Rhinovirus, MERS, SARS‐CoV
2.	Immuno‐optical	MERS	Recombinant spike protein S1	SARS‐CoV, H5N1 influenza virus, Human adenovirus, Respiratory syncytial virus
3.	Thermal	SARS‐CoV	RNA dependent RNA polymerase	MERS, SARS‐CoV‐2
4.	Piezoelectric	SARS‐CoV	Spike protein	Influenza virus, Adenovirus, RSAV, MERS