Table 1 Performance comparison of this work with other reported nER-based biosensors for EE detection.

From: Ultrasensitive detection of endocrine disruptors via superfine plasmonic spectral combs

Transducer used

Quantitative range (ng ml−1)

LOD (ng ml−1)

Ref.

Electrochemical

/

/

6

Fluorescent

/

/

13

Fluorescent

20.8–476.7

1.05

14

Fluorescent

0.1–20

0.1

48

Piezoelectric

2.72–27.2

2.12

18

Nonisotopic

/

0.2

10

Surface plasmon resonance

2–6

0.2

15

Surface plasmon resonance

/

1

49

Surface plasmon resonance

/

1.4

50

Surface plasmon resonance

0.01–100

0.0015

This work

  1. Note: “/” means undetectable or not available.