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Table 3 The performance of the nanobiosensors in the test using clinical samples

From: Advances in nanobiosensors during the COVID-19 pandemic and future perspectives for the post-COVID era

ID

Design

Clinical samples

Performance evaluation

Note

head-to-head comparison

Agreement with RT-PCR

Transduction mechanism

Detection technique

Materials/nanomaterials

Biorecognition element

Target antigen

Sourcea

Dilution

Total

Positive

Negative

RT-PCRb

Proposed sensor

ELISA

RAT

Case

Clinical sensitivity (%)

Clinical specificity (%)

Clinical accuracy (%)

A02

EC

DPV

Carbon Black

Antibody

S1

Saliva

No

24

7

17

24/24

22/24

–

–

24

100.0

88.2

91.7

[83]

N

Saliva

No

20

6

14

20/20

18/20

–

–

20

83.3

92.9

90.0

A05

EC

DPV

Laser-scribed Graphene

Aptamer

S(RBD)

Serum

0.1 M PBS w/0.1 M KCl

23

17

6

23/23

23/23

12/23 (IgG)

–

23

100.0

100.0

100.0

[86]

14/23 (IgM)

A06

EC

DPV

Graphene Oxide

Antibody

S1

Gargle & Mouthwash

Lysis Buffer

110

30

80

12/12

11/12

–

8/12

110

93.3

92.5

92.7

[87]

A09

EC

DPV

AuNPs

ACE-2

S1

Saliva

PBS (1:1000)

32

16

16

32/32

31/32

–

–

32

100.0

93.8

96.9

[90]

A10

EC

DPV

AuNPs

Antibody

S1

NP (in VTM)

Dilution

17

6

11

17/17

14/17

–

–

17

66.7

90.9

82.4

[91]

A14

EC

DPV

Au Nanorod

Antibody

S(RBD)

NP (in VTM)

N/A

10

5

5

10/10

8/10

–

–

10

100.0

60.0

80.0

[95]

A15

EC

DPV

AuNPs

Antibody

S1

NP (in VTM)

N/A

37

19

18

37/37

36/37

–

–

37

94.7

100.0

97.3

[96]

B06

EC

SWV

AuNPs

ACE-2

S1

NP (in VTM)

N/A

103

53

50

103/103

90/103

–

–

103

88.7

86.0

87.4

[105]

Saliva

N/A

10

3

7

10/10

10/10

–

–

10

100.0

100.0

100.0

B11

EC

SWV

Graphene Oxide (GO)

Antibody

N

NP (in Detergent Solution)

N/A

60

30

30

60/60

53/60

–

–

60

90.0

86.7

88.3

[110]

N (Ο)

NP (in Detergent Solution)

N/A

50

25

25

50/50

47/50

–

–

50

96.0

92.0

94.0

C03

EC

CA

–

Antibody

S1

Serum (INF A)c

N/A

79

42

37

79/79

77/79

–

–

79

100.0

94.6

97.5

[115]

C06

EC

CA

–

Antibody

N

NP (in VTM)

VTMT

37

28

9

37/37

28/37

–

–

37

67.9

100.0

75.7

[118]

D02

EC

POT

–

Cell

S1

NP (in TM)

0.9% saline solution (in PBS)

24

14

10

24/24

23/24

–

–

24

92.9

100.0

95.8

[122]

D03

EC

POT

–

Cell

S1

NP (in TM)

PBS

17

7

10

17/17

17/17

–

–

17

100.0

100.0

100.0

[123]

E05

EC

EIS

–

ACE-2

S1

NP/OP (in TM)

PBS

139

109

30

139/139

121/139

–

–

139

83.5

100.0

87.1

[76]

Saliva

PBS

50

13

37

50/50

45/50

–

–

50

100.0

86.5

90.0

E21

EC

EIS

Magnetic Nanoparticle

Antibody

S1

NP (in vNAT buffer)

PBS (1:100)

50

40

10

50/50

46/50

–

41/50

50

90.0

100.0

92.0

[141]

Antibody

S2

50

40

10

50/50

45/50

50

87.5

100.0

90.0

Antibody

Cocktail

S1/S2

50

40

10

50/50

50/50

50

100.0

100.0

100.0

H03

EL

FET

SWCNT

Antibody

S1

NP (in VTM)

N/A

38

28

10

38/38

30/38

–

–

38

82.1

70.0

78.9

[43]

N

N/A

38

28

10

38/38

22/38

–

–

38

53.6

70.0

57.9

H10

EL

FET

Graphene

Antibody

S1

NP (in UTM)

N/A

25

14

11

25/25

24/25

–

–

25

92.9

100.0

96.0

[73]

J05

OP

FL

Au@PtNPs

Antibody

N

Blood

PBST

101

21

80

101/101

96/101

90/101

–

101

76.2

100.0

95.0

[184]

J06

OP

FL

–

Aptamer

S1

NP (in VTM)

N/A

50

45

5

50/50

38/50

–

–

50

80.0

25.0

75.5

[185]

L07

OP

SPR

–

Engineered Antibody

S(RBD)

NP (in VTM)

N/A

119

50

69

119/119

108/119

–

–

119

88.0

92.8

90.8

[195]

N05

OP

FO

Polystyrene Microspheres

Antibody

N

Serum/Plasma

No

125

25

100

125/125

118/125

117/125

–

125

72.0

100.0

94.4

[202]

P01

OP

COL

Au Nanoparticles (AuNPs)

ACE-2

S1

NP (in VTM)

N/A

100

50

50

100/100

90/100

–

–

100

96.0

84.0

90.0

[215]

R01

ME

MC

Magnetic Nanoparticle

Antibody

S1/N

NP (in TM)

N/A

11

9

2

11/11

10/11

–

–

11

88.9

100.0

90.9

[220]

  1. aNP: Nasopharyngeal (Swab); OP: Oropharyngeal (Swab)
  2. bThe clinical samples are usually verified by RT-PCR
  3. cC03 utilized clinical samples obtained from Influenza-infected patients as a model SARS-CoV-2 samples