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. 2009 Aug 6;9(8):6232–6253. doi: 10.3390/s90806232

Table 2.

The analytical performance of various polymers during ATR-MIR sensing of toluene in water.

Polymer Coating Method Film Thickness Detection Limit Reference
Ethylene-propylene copolymer Drop cast followed by heating at 150°C 4.2 μm 80 ppb [20]
Poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene) Spin coated 5.1 μm 10 ppb [29]
Teflon Spin coated 5.1 μm 27 ppb [16,29]
Polyisobutylene Drop cast NA 337 ppb [30]

NA = not available