Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers Decorated with Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Chemical Sensing

Table 1 Examples of sensing applications of electrospun polymer nanofibers decorated with noble metal nanoparticles

Detection mode	Nanofiber materials	Au or Ag nanostructures	Limit of detection	Reference
SERS	Cellulose	Ag NPs	1 ppm thiabendazole	[118]
SERS	PVA	Au nanorods with Ag nanowires	10⁻⁴ M 3,3'diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide	[117]
SERS	PVA	Au nanorods	10⁻⁴ M 3,3'diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide	[100]
SERS	PVA	Ag NPs	1 μM 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA)	[116]
SERS	PVA	Au and Ag NPs	4-MBA (2 mM) and thiophenol (1 mM)	[123]
SERS	PAA/PVA	Au NPs	10⁻⁸ Rhodamine 6G (R6G) and 10⁻⁹ 4-Aminothiophenol (4-ATP)	[115]
SERS	Poly(2-vinyl pyridine)	Au nanorods	1 mM 1,4-benzenedithiol	[73]
SERS	PVP	Ag nanowires	5 mg/mL 4,4'-bipyridine	[122]
SERS	PAN	Ag nanoparticles	10⁻⁴ p-Aminothiophenol	[148]
SERS	PAN	Ag NPs	10 ppb R6G	[114]
SERS	Silica	Au and Ag NPs	1 mM MBA	[121]
SERS	Chitosan	Ag NPs	1 μM R6G and 0.001 mg/mL d-glucose	[106]
SERS	PMMA	Au NPs	0.1 nM malachite green isothiocyanate	[119]
SERS	PMMA	Ag NPs	1 mM 4-MBA	[149]
Electrochemical	Bacteria cellulose	Au NPs	1 μM H₂O₂	[150]
Electrochemical	PAN	Ag−Pt Bimetallic NPs	0.11 μM dopamine (DA)	[151]
Electrochemical	PVA	Au NPs	0.5 μM H₂O₂	[99]
Electrochemical	PVA/poly(ethyleneimine)/glucose oxidase	Au NPs	0.9 μM glucose	[146]