| Method | Advantages | Limitations | Reference (PMID) |
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ncRNA | Northern blot | Gold standard; Specificity | Limited sensitivity; Low throughput; Time consuming; Limited for quantification | ([42], 11679671); ([43], 18025253) |
ncRNA | SPR | Sensitivity | Expensive read-out system; High background signal; Limited throughput | ([44], 17061884); ([45], 21284927) |
ncRNA | In situ hybridization | Locates miRNA in tissue and cell compartments | Low throughput; Invasive sample collection; Limited sensitivity; Limited quantification | ([46], 16369549); ([47], 22482439) |
ncRNA | Microarray | High throughput | Fair specificity; Medium sensitivity; Limited quantification | ([48], 17675362); ([49], 22593088) |
ncRNA | Bioluminescence | Sensitivity | High costs; Difficult to standardize | ([50], 18302417) |
ncRNA | Electrochemical detection | Cost-effective sensitive sensors | Verified background signal; Special nanoparticle labels | ([51], 19367400); ([52], 21207998) |
ncRNA | RNA sequencing | High throughput; Sensitivity; Specificity | Complex data analysis; High costs | ([53], 20473869); ([54], 22298638) |
ncRNA | Nanopore-based RNA detection | Single-molecule detection; Contractible; Possibilities for high throughput; Rapid | Requiring sophisticated detection instruments; Complex data analysis | ([55], 20972437); ([56], 21892163) |
ncRNA | qRT-PCR | Semi-high throughput; Good quantification; Amplification enables; Sensitivity | Difficult to distinguish single-nucleotide differences; Not for ncRNA discovery | ([57], 21867561); ([58], 22332658) |
ncRNA | Flow cytometry-FISH | High throughput detection of in situ hybridization | No quantification; No location of the ncRNA | ([59], 22057868) |
ncRNA | Nanoresonator chip | Quantitative sensitivity; Specificity | Limited reproducibility; Complex production process for nanoresonators | ([60], 22115599) |
ncRNA | Base stacking hybridization coupling with time-resolved fluorescence technology | Rapid, Universal label; Sensitivity | Needs fluorescent tag | ([61], 22365748) |
ncRNA | Scanometric miRNA array | Sensitivity | High background signal | ([62], 22489825) |
ncRNA | Fluorescence quenching on graphene oxide | Amplification process; Sensitivity | High costs | ([63], 22510208) |