Table 1 Comparison of different methods measuring the concentrations of glucose and asparagine in different biological samples
From: Direct electrical quantification of glucose and asparagine from bodily fluids using nanopores
Glucose | Asparagine | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nanopore | Sampled volume | Commercial assay | Nanopore | Sampled volume | LC assay | |
Sweat | 105 ± 9 µM | 2 µL | 105 ± 7 µM | 94.6 ± 5.0 µM | 5 µL | 90.9 ± 4.1 µM |
Urine | 368 ± 7.5 µM | 200 nL | 381 ± 6 µM | 35.4 ± 2.8 µM | 4 µL | 89.7 ± 3.6 µM |
Saliva | 5.71 ± 0.48 µM | 15 µL | 10.4 ± 7.9 µM | 1.36 ± 0.22 µM | 30 µL | ND |
Blood sample 1 | 5.09 ± 0.88 mM | 10 nL | 5.3 mM | 10.2 ± 0.2 µMa | 5–15 µL | 6.7 ± 0.2 µMa |
Blood sample 2 | 4.91 mM | 10 nL | 4.9 mM | |||
Blood sample 3 | 4.21 mM | 10 nL | 4.4 mM | |||