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Table 2 A comparison table of various targets with different sensing methods for the detection of oral cancer biomarkers

From: An electrochemical biosensor for the detection of microRNA-31 as a potential oral cancer biomarker

Biomarker

Method

Analyte

Detection limit

References

IL-8

CV/EIS

Human serum and saliva

3.3 fg/mL

[67]

IL-6

Amperometry

Human serum

0.5 pg/mL

[68]

MMP-7

Amperometry

Human serum

1 ng/mL

[69]

ORAOV1

CV/DPV

Artificial saliva

3 fg/mL

[70]

miRNA-200a

Chronoamperometry

Artificial saliva

2.2 × 10−19 M

[71]

HIF-1α,

Amperometry

Human saliva

76 pg/mL

[72]

miRNA-31

EIS

Buffer

Human serum

70 pg/mL

700 pg/mL

This work

  1. Abbreviations IL-8 – Interleukin-8, IL-6 – Interleukin-6, MMP-7 - Matrix Metalloproteinase-7, ORAOV1 - Oral cancer overexpressed 1, HIF-1α - Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha, CV – Cyclic Voltammetry, EIS – Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, DPV – Differential Pulse Voltammetry