Table 3. Summary of Characteristics and Comparison of LIG-Based Sensors Functionalized with Metal Nanoparticles.

starting material	doping material	laser	analyte	transduction method	detection limit	dynamic range	sensitivity	ref
PI	Au and Pt NPs	10.6 μm	dopamine	cyclic voltammetry	75.0 nM	0.95–30 μM	865.8 μA mM–1 cm–2	(83)
PI	Pt NPs	10.6 μm	dopamine, ascorbic acid, and uric acid	cyclic voltammetry	6.10 μMa	–	250.7 μA mM–1 cm–2 (a)	(84)
					0.07 μMb	–	6995 μA mM–1 cm–2 (b)
					0.22 μMc	–	8289 μA mM–1 cm–2 (c)
PI	Pt NPs	10.6 μm	H2O2	cyclic voltammetry	0.2 μM	0.5 μM to 5.0 mM	248.4 μA mM–1 cm–2	(85)
PI	Pt NPs	10.6 μm	methane	cyclic voltammetry	9 ppm	1–50 ppm	0.55 μA ppm–1 cm–2	(86)
PI	Pd NPs	10.6 μm	gaseous H2	chemoresistive measurements	–	–	–	(64)

^aFor ascorbic acid

^bFor dopamine.

^cFor uric acid.