Table 2 Comparison of Ct Value in qPCR with Silver Nanoflower Material and Other PCR Enhancers.

From: High-sensitivity qPCR detection method based on silver flower-like LSPR-active material

PCR enhancers

Category

Decreased cycles

Silver flower-like material (Ours)

COVID-19

triplex DNA

7

6

AuNPs43/AuNPs44

Shkbp-1(KO)

6–9

HBV, HCV, COVID-19

No change

YEA/SuperTherm DNA

3–11

TiO2 NPs45

LNCaP (Prostate Cancer)

No change

OxMWNTs46

SAECs

No change