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The ammonia sensing behaviors of the sensors were examined at room temperature. All the results indicated that the ammonia sensing property of TiO2-PANI\/PA6 composite nanofibers was superior to that of PANI\/PA6 composite nanofibers. TiO2-PANI\/PA6 composite nanofibers had good selectivity to ammonia. 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