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Table 2 Electrochemical response characteristics and validation parameters of the proposed Midazolam sensors

From: Fabrication of novel electropolymerized conductive polymer of hydrophobic perfluorinated aniline as transducer layer on glassy carbon electrode: application to midazolam as a model drug of benzodiazepines

Parameter

PTFANI-free sensor

PTFANI-sensor

Slope (mV/decade)a

53.5

54.5

Intercept (mV)a

301.0

332.4

Correlation coefficient (r)

0.9992

0.9998

Response time (s)

25

10

Working pH range

2.5–4

2.5–4

Concentration range (M)

1 × 10–6–1 × 10–2

1 × 10–6–1 × 10–2

Stability (days)

20

30

Accuracy (mean ± SD)

100.13 ± 1.57

99.89 ± 1.13

Precision (% RSD)

 Intra-day precisiona

0.864

1.311

 Interday precisionb

1.296

1.967

 LOD (M)c

9.0 × 10–7

9.0 × 10–7

  1. aThree different concentrations of three replicate each (n = 9) repeated three times within the same day
  2. bThree different concentrations of three replicate each (n = 9) repeated on three successive days
  3. cLimit of detection (measured by intersection of the extrapolated arms of non-responsive and the Nernstian segments of the calibration plot