Table 3 Comparison of detection limits of Ag-based L-Cys sensors with CAE–AgNPs.

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Probe

Mechanism

LOD (nM)

Reference

Cellulose nanofibrils Capped AgNPs

Colourimetric

49

7

Baggase extract reduced AgNPs

Colourimetric

35

30

AgNPs in the presence of Cr3+

Colourimetric

1

25

Magnetite-Ag core shell nanocomposites

Inhibition based

87

26

Ag nanoprism dissolved in oxygen

Colourimetric

10

27

Dextran coated AgNPs

Optical change based

12 \(\times {10}^{3}\)

28

AgNPs-graphene quantum dots

Electrochemical

10

24

N-(1-Naphthyl)ethylene diamine cation stabilized AgNPs

Spectrophotometric

308

29

Spectrofluorimetric

131

CAE–AgNPs

Colourimetric

0.10

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