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Table 3 Various biomarkers detection using non-invasive wearable FET biosensors

From: Field effect transistor based wearable biosensors for healthcare monitoring

Biofluids

Biomarker

Disease/application

Clinical range

Sensing probe

Gating

Semiconductor

Dynamic range

Refs.

Sweat

Ammonia

Muscular fatigue

0.5–25 mM [128]

Ion-selective membrane

Top-gate

SWCNT

0.01–10 mM

[41]

Na + /K + /Ca2 + 

Monitoring sweat electrolytes

Na+:10-140 mM [129]

K+:2-6 mM [129]

Ca2+:30-300 mg/L [130]

Ion-selective membranes

3D extended metal gate

SiNW

Na+:1-100 mM

K+:1-50 mM

Ca2+: 0.1-20 mM

[1]

Na + /K + 

Ovulation, cystic fibrosis, kidney failure

Na+: 10-140 mM [129]

K+: 2-6 mM [129]

Ion-selective membranes

Top-gate

MOS

Na+: 5-100 mM

K+: 5-50 mM

[19]

Na + 

Monitoring sweat electrolytes

10-140 mM [129]

Ion-selective membranes

Side-gate

SWCNT

0.1-100 mM

[123]

Lactate

Monitoring lactate level

2–65 mM [131]

Lactate oxidase, horseradish peroxidase and Osmium-redox polymer

Extended-gate

pBTTT-C16 (organic semiconductor)

LOD: 66 nM; LOQ: 220 nM

[132]

s-IgA

Depression

1230 pg/mL [133]

Jacalin

Liquid-gate

Si

0.1–100 μg/mL

[77]

Cortisol

Stress-related disorders

0.1–139.9 ng mL[133]

Aptamer

Side-gate

In2O3

1 pM-10 μM

[17]

TNF-α

Inflammatory cytokine

9.3–21.1 pg/ml [134]

Aptamer

Side-gate

Graphene

50 pM-100 nM; LOD: 5 pM

[16]

Cortisol

Stress-related disorders & human performance

0.1–139.9 ng/mL [133]

Aptamer

Extended-gate

Graphene

1 nM—10 µM

[108]

Serotonin and dopamine

Monitoring multiple neurotransmitters

Not given

Aptamer

Side-gate

In2O3

10fM-1uM

[33]

Tear

Glucose

Diabetes

0.1–0.6 mM [135]

Glucose oxidase

Back-gate and liquid gate

Graphene

1 µM to 10 mM

[93]

Glucose

Diabetes

0.1–0.6 mM [135]

Glucose oxidase

Back-gate

MoS2

0.1–0.6 mM

[32]

Cortisol

Stress-related disorders & human performance

0–1306 nM [133]

Antibody

Liquid-gate

Graphene

1–40 ng/mL; LOD: 10 pg/mL

[2]

TNF-α and IFN-Y

Monitoring inflammatory cytokines

TNF-α: 1.1–21.7 pg/mL [136]

IFN-Y: 3–12 pg/mL[137]

Aptamer

Side-gate

Graphene

TNF-α: 0.03–500 nM, LOD: 2.75 pM

INF-Y: 0.03–500 nM, LOD: 2.89 pM

[138]

Matrix metalloproteinase-9

Chronic ocular surface inflammation

3–41 ng/mL [139]

Antibody

Back-gate and liquid gate

Graphene

1–500 ng/ml

[140]

Saliva

Ammonia

Metabolism, mouth bacteria

Not given

Ion-selective membranes

Liquid-gate

zinc titanium oxide

10–4 – 1 M

[21]

Cortisol

Stress-related disorders and human performance

0.1–139.9 ng/mL [133]

Aptamer

Liquid-gate

Graphene

0.01–104 nM

[81]

Oxytocin

Monitoring of neurotransmitter; lactating women

6.44–61.05 pg/ml [141]

Antibody

Extended-gate

C6-DNT-VW/polystyren (organic semiconductor)

LOD: 3.9 pg/mL

[40]

Carbonic anhydrase 1

Cancers, pancreatitis, diabetes and Sjogren's syndrome

Not given

Aptamer

Liquid gate

Graphene

10 pg/ml-100 ng/ml

[142]

ISF

Na+

Dysnatremia

145 mM [143]

Ion-selective membranes

Extended-gate

not given

10–160 mM; LOD: 2.78 μM

[144]

C-Reactive Protein

Inflammation

Not given

Antibody Fab fragment

Back-gate and liquid gate

SiNW

60 ng/mL-100 μg/mL

[35]

Glucose

diabetes

2.1–23.4 mM [145]

Glucose oxidase

Back-gate

ZnO

1 μM-10 mM

[44]