Table 2 Gas sensors with potential for analysis of Inorganic compounds in exhaled gases.

From: Wearable respiratory sensors for health monitoring

Target gas

Sensing material

Synthesis method

Sensing performance

Ref.

NH3

CaCl2-infiltrated hydrogel

one-pot polymerization

LOD > 86 ppt

205

 

PEDOT:PSS NW

soft lithography

LOD >100ppb

206

 

CuBr

flame-aerosol deposition, brominated

90%RH, LOD>5 ppb,

5-5000 ppb

207

 

graphene/MXenes

lasering

LOD >5 ppb

208

 

ZnO/SnO2

Electrospinning, hydrothermal method

LOD >10 ppm

209

 

Ag-RGO

modified Hummers and Offman method, self-assembly

LOD >5 ppm

44

 

PET-PANi-CoFe2O4

sol–gel combustion technique, In situ chemical oxidative polymerization

LOD >25 ppb,

DR: 1-50 ppm

210

 

PECOTEX

roll-to-roll coating

DR: 10-1000 ppm

211

 

Ce-ZnO-X

spray method

DR: 0.1-10 ppm

212

 

TiO2/CNCs

Compound enzymatic hydrolysis, low-temperature liquid phase process

DR: 1.34-435 ppm

213

 

PEDOT:PSS/IrOx/hydrogel

chemical methods

DR: 17–7899 ppm

214

 

Ti3C2T/RGO

wet-spinning, etch, modified Hummer’s method

LOD >10 ppm

215

 

CeO2−CuBr

thermal evaporation, electron beam deposition

LOD >20 ppb

216

 

NiO@CuO

chemical methods, electroless deposition

LOD >46.5 ppb

217

 

BC/PANi-SSA/PAMPS

static fermentation, chemical methods

DR: 21.3-50 ppm

218

 

SiO2/PANI

sol-gel, electrospinning and calcination

LOD >400 ppb

219

 

PANi/Fe2O3

Lyophilization, in situ deposited

LOD >0.3 ppm

84

 

CA/PAM

one-pot polymerization method

LOD >3.5 ppb;

R=8.4 ppm-1

220

NO2

rGO-ZnFe2O4

soft lithography, e-beam and thermal evaporation

DR: 50 - 4000 ppb

221

 

Pt_ZnO/ PRGO

chemical methods

LOD >0.1 ppm

222

 

RGOH-(p)

single-step wet process

DR: 0.6-3 ppm

223

 

rGO-ZnO NPs

atomic layer deposition, Electron beam-induced deposition

LOD >40

224

 

ZnS NPs/N-rGO

modified Hummer’s method, chemical methods

LOD >69 ppb

43

 

g-C3N4/PANi

Electrospinning, doctor blade technique, situ polymerization

DR: 8–108 ppm

225

 

WS2xSe2−2x

chemical methods

DR: 10-500 ppm

98

 

MWCNT

Lasering, deposition

DR: 5-20 ppm

226

 

TCNF/CNT

wet spinning

DR: 0.125-5 ppm

227

 

TiO2-spaced RGO

modified Hummer’s method, minimally intensive layer delamination, layer-by-layer assembled

DR: 0.05-20ppm

228

 

MoS2-LIG

chemical methods, Laser, drop-casted

LOD >2 ppm

229

 

rGO/SnO2

Hummer’s method, Spraying

DR: 20-100 ppm, R=0.0754+0.00182x(ppm)

45

 

Borophene

In situ thermal decomposition method

LOD >200 ppb;

DR: 0.2-100 ppm

230

 

CNT/a-TiO2

situ hydrolysis, calcination

LOD >500 ppb

231

 

Zn(OTf)2/PAM

assembled layer by layer

LOD >0.1 ppb

232

 

SnO2/MXene

self-assembly

LOD >0.03 ppb

233

 

YSZ/SnO2/SnS2

self-sacrificial sulfidation method

DR: 0.02-4 ppm

234

NO

Cu-TCA/TiO2

chemical bath deposition, chemical methods

LOD > 140 ppb;

R=16.08+7.56X(ppm)

235

 

LIG

laser

LOD >8.3 ppb,

4.18‰ppm−1

54

 

LM@SnS2

Sintering, Laser

LOD >1.32 ppb,

1092%/ppm

236

 

DPPTT/Cu-BHT-NTs

self-assembly

LOD >5 ppb

237

 

In2O3/ZnO

wet-chemical

LOD >100 ppm

238

H2S

CuO-SWCNT

self-assembly

LOD >100 ppb

239

 

Fe2O3-MPCNF

Electrospinning

DR: 0.2 - 100 ppm

240

 

2D NbWO6

chemical methods

150°C, LOD >0.5 ppm

241

 

NO2-UiO-66 NM

Electrospinning, spraying aqueous synthesis method

LOD >10 ppb;

DR: 1-100 ppm

242

 

PEDOT:PSS@Pd

Cross-linking, in-situ growth

DR: 0.25~6%

243

H2

Pd/Si NM

Metal depositions

DR: 50−5000 ppm

244

 

yarn@ Pd@Pt

sputter-deposition, spinning

LOD >1 ppm

245

 

CNFs@Ni−Pt

electrospinning

LOD >100 ppm

246

 

CNT-Pd

chemical vapor deposition, chemical methods

LOD > 0.1 mol %

75

 

Pd NP

mask evaporation deposition

LOD >15 ppm

247

 

Cs2PtI6

chemical methods

LOD >100 ppb

248

 

rGO/SnO2/PVDF

mortar pestle, E-beam evaporation

DR: 10-1000 ppm

249

  1. Zn(OTf)2Zn-zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate, PAM polyacrylamide, PECOTEX PEDOT:PSS-modified cotton conductive thread, CNC cellulose nanocrystals, SSA sulfosalicylic acid, PAMPS poly(2acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid), YSZ yttria-stabilized zirconia, CA carrageenan, LM liquid metal, Cu-BHT Cu-benzenehexathiol, DPPTT donor–acceptor copolymer semiconductor.