Table 2 Several nanotechnology-based biosensors for HCoVs detection

From: Applications of laboratory findings in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of COVID-19

Biosensors

Target

Limit of detection (LoD)

Linear range (LR)

Principle

Nanomaterials

Target virus

Target molecular

Electrochemical biosensors

FET

In2O3 nanowire

SARS-CoV

N protein

Sub-nanomolar concentration with 44 µM bovine serum albumin

NA

Carbon nanotubes

SARS-CoV

N protein

Physiological conditions

NA

Graphene sheets

SARS-CoV-2

Spike protein

2.42 × 102 copies/mL

NA

DPV and CV

Fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) electrode with AuNPs

SARS-CoV-2

Spike protein

10 fM

1 fM–1 μM

P-sulfocalix arene (SCX8) functionalized graphene (SCX8-RGO)

SARS-CoV-2

ORF1ab gene

200 copies/mL

NA

Optical biosensors

Lateral flow assay

AuNPs

SARS-CoV-2

IgG and IgM

NA

NA

Lateral flow assay

AuNPs

SARS-CoV-2

IgG and IgM of N protein

NA

NA

Lateral flow assay

Selenium-decorated nucleoprotein

SARS-CoV-2

IgG and IgM

5 ng/mL (IgG) 20 ng/mL (IgM)

NA

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering-based lateral flow immunoassay

Ag shell on SiO2 core

SARS-CoV-2

IgG and IgM of the spike protein

1 pg/mL

NA

Lateral flow assay

Lanthanide-doped polystyrene

SARS-CoV-2

IgG

NA

NA

PPT, LSPR

AuNIs

SARS-CoV-2

Nucleic acid

0.22 pM

NA

Colorimetric assay

AuNPs

SARS-CoV-2

Nucleic acid

0.18 ng/L

0.2–3 ng/L

SPR

AuNPs-based polypeptides

SARS

Coronaviral surface antigen

200 ng/ml

NA

LSPR coupled fluorescence

AuNPs

SARS-CoV

N protein

0.08 ng/mL

NA

LSPR

AuNPs

SARS-CoV-2

Spike protein

0.22 pM

NA

LSPR, Colorimetric assay

AuNPs

MERS-CoV

DNA

1 pmol/L

NA

Piezoelectric Biosensors

SARS-CoV-2

Spike protein

NA

NA

SARS-CoV-2

Spike protein

NA

NA