Ref. 9 Ref. 10 Ref. 11 Sensor 1
Nf-ST
Sensor 2
Nf-SM
Sensor 3
Nf (ST+SM)
Parameter NFT-dipicrylamine NFL-CD/PVC-COOH NFT-sulfocalix-8-arene 3.0% (I.P)
+55.0% G+42.0% P
3.0% (I.P)
+55.0% G+42.0% P
2.5% (ST) (I.P)+
0.5 % (SM) (I.P)+55.0% G+42.0% P
Slope (mV/decade) -54-56 -50.5 -54.1 -59.0 ± 0.5 -58.5 ± 0.5 -60.5 ± 0.5
Correlation coefficient (r) --- 0.9974 0.9993 0.996 0.999 0.998
Linear range (M) 10-5-10-2 10-5-10-3 1x10-5-1x10-2 2.50x10-8-1.00x10-3 5.00x10-8-1.00x10-3 1.25x10-8-5.00x10-2
LOD (M) --- ---- 5.6x 10-6 1.25x10-8 4.00x10-8 1.00x10-8
Working pH range 2-5 2.50 –4.50 2 ‐ 5 2.0–6.0 2.0–6.0 2.0–6.0
Response time (s) --- 20-30 9  ≤ 5 s  ≤ 5 s  ≤ 5 s
Life span/days --- 6-8 w 14 d Fresh surface
Accuracy (%) --- 100.13 ± 1.61 99.97 ± 0.89 99.12 ± 0.5 98.55 ± 0.5 99.25 ± 0.5
Standard deviation  ≤ 2.0% 1.612   less than 2.0%
Robustness --- --- --- 99.65 ± 0.5 99.37 ± 0.5 99.87 ± 0.5
Ruggedness --- --- --- 99.75 ± 0.5 99.45 ± 0.5 99.75 ± 0.5
r2: Correlation coefficient R%: Mean recovery% C.S: Current Study
Table 9: Comparison between the published and the current methods for determination of Nf-ISS.