Table 3.

Comparison of the general properties of the conventional methods of antibiotics detection with those based on electrochemical aptasensors.

Method	Specificity	Special Requirements	Detection Time	Cost
Microbiological	Low	Specialized bacteriological laboratory	Minimum 3 h	Modest
HPLC	High	Organic solvents	<1 h	High
GC	High	Sample should be transformed into gaseous phase	<1 h	High
MS	High	Sample should be transformed into ionized state	<1 h	High
MS–HPLC	High	Organic solvent, transformation of the sample into ionized state.	<1 h	High
MS–GC	High	Sample should be transformed into ionized state	<1 h	High
ELISA	High	Sandwich assay using expensive antibodies	<1 h	High
Electrochemical aptasensors	High	Antifouling surfaces for minimizing interferences with food matrix	<1 h	Low