Protein detection through different platforms of immuno-loop-mediated isothermal amplification

Table 1 Comparison of different immunoassay methods used for protein detection

Method	Required time	Complicacy	Requirement of high expertise and instrumentation	Cost	Specificity	Sensitivity	Quantification capacity	Potential of being as high-throughput test	Potential for point-of-care application	Risk of cross-contamination
iLAMP	Low	Low	No	Low	High	High	Yes	Yes	Yes	Low
iPCR	High	High	Yes	High	Intermediate-high	Intermediate-high	No	No	No	High
iReal-time PCR	High	High	Yes	High	Intermediate-high	Intermediate-high	Yes	No	No	High
iRCA	High	High	Yes	High	High	Intermediate-high	Yes	Yes	No	High
iNASBA	High	High	Yes	High	High	Intermediate-high	Yes	Yes	No	High
ELISA	High	High	Yes	High	Low	Low	Yes	Yes	No	High