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Table 4 Statistical analysis of the results obtained by the proposed microfabricated sensors and the official method for the analysis of TCS

From: Eco-friendly monitoring of triclosan as an emerging antimicrobial environmental contaminant utilizing electrochemical sensors modified with CNTs nanocomposite transducer layer

Statistical term

Official method **

Proposed sensor 1

Proposed sensor 2

Proposed sensor 3

Mean

100.24

99.98

100.01

99.99

SD

0.483

1.348

1.353

0.274

Variance

0.23

1.28

1.08

0.04

n

5

5

5

5

t

 

1.12 (2.31) *

1.62 (2.31) *

1.14 (2.31) *

F

 

5.49 (6.39) *

4.64 (6.39) *

5.35 (6.39) *

  1. *The theoretical values of t and F at P = 0.05
  2. **High performance liquid chromatography determination of TCS [48] by using a C18, 5 μ (250 × 4.6 mm) column, a mobile phase of methanol: water (90: 10, v/v) at flow rate 1 mLmin− 1 and UV detection at λ = 280 nm using 20 μL as an injection volume