Table 1: Applications for sensing of cancer-related biomolecules using LSPR sensors.

Biomolecules LSPR particles Spectral shift Detection limit References Tumor necrosis factor Ag nanosphere 29 nm 200 ng/mL [17] Prostate-specific antigen, (PSA) Au nanodisc 2.2 nm 10−8 M [18] p53 (from head and neck squamous carcinoma) Triangular Ag nanoparticle 88 nm 59.45 pg/mL [19] PSA Au nanosphere 2.75 nm 0.1 pg/mL [20]