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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Nanocomposite-Structured Sensing Interfaces on Fibrous Substrates for Chemiresistive Detection of VOCs.

Lidia Gebre, Guojun Shang, Zeqi Li, Dong Dinh, Seyed Danial Mousavi, Madelyn Lee, Ielyzaveta Antonova, Jin Luo, Susan Lu, Cate Wisdom and 4 more

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Lidia GebreDepartment of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Guojun ShangDepartment of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3060-1873
Zeqi LiDepartment of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Dong DinhDepartment of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Seyed Danial MousaviDepartment of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3291-124X
Madelyn LeeDepartment of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Ielyzaveta AntonovaDepartment of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Jin LuoDepartment of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4363-8886
Susan LuDepartment of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6688-963X
Cate Wisdom4D Bio3 Center for Biotechnology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Emily Long4D Bio3 Center for Biotechnology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-6368-7421
Zakiya SkeeteDepartment of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9823-7505
Tony Yuan4D Bio3 Center for Biotechnology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3261-2805
Chuan-Jian ZhongDepartment of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0746-250X

Funding

The Geneva Foundation HU00012320068U.S. National Science Foundation 2102482
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanocomposite-structured sensing interfaces were developed on fibrous substrates for chemiresistive detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by integrating graphene (GE), cellulose derivatives hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and molecularly linked gold nanoparticles into composition-programmable thin films. Raman and infrared spectroscopy confirm that graphene incorporation occurs through physical integration without chemical modification of the polymer matrix, preserving cellulose integrity while enabling graphene loading to govern electrical percolation and charge-transport pathways. Systematic variation in nanocomposite composition reveals clear design rules linking interfacial polarity to VOC class sensitivity: hydrophilic GE/CMC and amphiphilic GE/HEC interfaces exhibit enhanced responses to polar and hydrogen-bonding VOCs, whereas hydrophobic gold thiolate assemblies preferentially respond to nonpolar aromatic and aliphatic VOCs. Incorporation of ligand-functionalized gold nanoparticles introduces an additional tunability dimension, modulating both VOC affinity and sensor stability through combined electronic and surface-chemical effects. Sensor arrays constructed from complementary nanocomposite interfaces achieve reliable VOC discrimination, as demonstrated by sensitivity patterns, spider-chart analysis, and principal component analysis, with effective separations retained even in reduced-sensor configurations. Across multiple nanocomposite architectures, enhanced response sensitivity is observed at low VOC concentrations, highlighting the role of interfacial adsorption dynamics and underscoring the potential of paper-based nanocomposite chemiresistive platforms for sub-ppm VOC detection.

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cellulosechemiresistancechemiresistive sensorsenvironmental monitoringgold nanoparticlesgraphenenanocompositespaper-based sensorssensor arraysvolatile organic compounds (VOCs)

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PMID42739989
PMCPMC13568310

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