Table 1.

Comparisons of Relative RI Change Rates from calculation of the dynamic responses of SiO₂/LSPR sensing probes in HF solutions (The replicated measurements = 3).

The concentrations of HF solution	The diameters of sol-gel SiO2 of LSPR sensing probes
	4.5 mm	5.4 mm	5.4 mm
	Relative RI change rates
0.25%	0.0047 ± 0.00016	0.0040 ± 0.00036	0.0022 ± 0.00025
0.5%	0.0074 ± 0.00017	0.0060 ± 0.00025	0.0040 ± 0.00020
1%	0.0033 ± 0.00008	0.0022 ± 0.00012	0.0019 ± 0.00012
2%	0.0055 ± 0.00022	0.0046 ± 0.00021	0.0024 ± 0.00012
3%	0.0114 ± 0.00040	0.0084 ± 0.00012	0.0055 ± 0.00008
4%	0.0149 ± 0.00012	0.0133 ± 0.0008	0.0095 ± 0.00037