Table 3 Comparison of various functionalization strategies for PDA-based colorimetric sensors

From: Surface functionalization strategies for polydiacetylene-based colorimetric sensors

Functionalization strategy

Fabrication method

Type of used PDA

Functionalization agent

Target analysis

Reaction time

Linear detection range

LOD

Refs.

Chemical functional group

Drop casting

PCDA

Imidazole

Fe3+

10 min

3 × 107–1011 CFU mL−1

9 μM

13

Chemical functional group

Drop casting

PCDA

Imidazole

NADPH

3 min

7–245 μM

23.5 nM

72

Chemical functional group

Wax screen printing

PCDA

Amine-terminated linker

dsDNA

1 min

0–1.8 μM

10 nM

202

Chemical functional group

Sonnication self-assembly

PCDA

Phenylboronic acid

Pb2+

10 s

10–10 nM

0.1 μM

133

Chemical functional group

Self-assembly

PCDA

9-Aminoacridine (9AA)

dsDNA

60 min

0–30 μM

20 nM

86

Chemical functional group

Self-assembly

PCDA

Diaminotriazine

Thymine ,Oligothymidine

60 min

1–100 nM

12.6 nM,14.6 nM

135

Chemical functional group

Sonnication self-assembly

PCDA

4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde and malonitrile

CN-

5 min

0–1500 μM

0.55 μM

27

Chemical functional group

Sonnication self-assembly

PCDA

Galloyl group

Pb2+

5 min

0–10 μM

1.329 μM

82

Chemical functional group

Self-assembly

PCDA

Alendronate

Pb2+

1 min

0–10 μm

83 μm

203

Chemical functional group

Sonnication self-assembly

PCDA

Sodium alendronate

Biogenic polyamines: ,Spermine (SP),Spermidine (SPD),Putrescine (PUT),Cadaverine (CAD)

1 min

0.1–1 μM (SP & SPD),1 – 10 Μm (PUT & CAT)

4.33 ppb (SP),5.1 ppb (SPD),10.1 ppb (PUT),10.7 ppb (CAD)

88

Ligand

Carboiimide method

PCDA

Aptamer

E coli O157:H7 S.typhimurium,V.parahaemolyticus

30 min

10–107 CFU mL−1,10–106 CFU mL−1,10–106 CFU mL−1

39 CFU mL−1,60 CFU mL−1,60 CFU mL−1

43

Ligand

Impregnation

PCDA

Fibrinogen

Staphylococcus aureus

60 min

0–6.5 × 106 CFU mL−1

65 CFU mL−1 (in pure culture),50.1 CFU mL−1 (in food matrices)

204

Ligand

Self-assembly

PCDA

GSH tripeptide

GST-fusion protein

15 min

0–50 μM

13.4 μM

205

Ligand

Drop casting

PCDA

Histidine

Pb2+

7 s

0–37 μM

0.04 μM

69

Ligand

Self-assembly

PCDA

cDNA-urease

Microcystin-LR

60 min

5–100 ng mL−1

1 ng mL−1

206

Ligand

Self-assembly

PCDA

Anti-CD63 monoclonal antibody

Exosome

30 min

1 × 108–3 × 109 vesicles mL−1

3 × 108 vesicles mL−1

142

Ligand

Drop casting

PCDA

Streptavidin-biotin-modified DES

Diethylstilbestrol (DES)

60 min

2–1250 ng mL−1

0.85 ng mL−1 (smartphone-based),10 ng mL−1 (naked-eye, paper-based sensor)

207

Ligand

Thin film hydration

TCDA

Anti-AFB1

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)

5 min

5–50 ppb

17.3 ppb

208

Ligand

Self-assembly

TCDA-NHS

Aptamer

Salmonella typhimurium

15 min

5–50 ppb

1 × 103 CFU mL−1

7

Ligand

Self-assembly

TCDA-NHS

Aptamer

Malignant exosomes

15 min

1 × 103 – 107 CFU mL−1

3.66 × 104 particles μL-1

83

Ligand

Solvent evaporation method

TCDA-NHS

Aptamer

Bacillus thuringiensis spores

60 min

7 × 104–105 particles mL−1

3 × 107 CFU mL−1

44

Nanomaterials

Sonnication self-assembly

PCDA

Zn2+/ZnO

CTAB

1 min

0–50 mM

0.5 mM

41

Nanomaterials

Drop casting

PCDA

ZnO

Propionic acid

30 s

0.1–667 mM

10 mM

90

Nanomaterials

Microarray spotting

PCDA

AuNPs

Human immunoglobulin E

30 min

0.01–10.000 ng mL−1

0.1 ng mL−1

194

Others

Spray coating

PCDA

Iron chloride

H2O2

240 min

3–94 ppm

0.2–3 ppm

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  1. Main functionalization strategies involve chemical functional groups, ligands, and nanomaterials.