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For the first time, two novel potentiometric sensors based on ß-cyclodextrin/mesoporous silica nanoparticles (β-CD/MSNs-CPS, sensor I) and dibenzo 18-crown-6/mesoporous silica nanoparticles (DB18C6/MSNs-CPS, sensor II) were described for potentiometric determination of clidinium bromide (CDB). The sensor matrix optimization was focused on the nature and content of the sensing element, plasticizer, anionic additive and nanomaterials. The fabricated sensors showed linear, stable and Nernstian slopes of 59.9±0.5 and 56.6±0.3 mV decade and detection limits of 6.8 x 10 and 9.0 x 10 mol L for sensors I and II, respectively. The morphology and properties of sensors surface were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), respectively. The sensors were found to be accurate and usable within wide pH range (4.0-11.5) in short response times (4 and 8 s). The thermal stability coefficients of the investigated sensors were 0.00041 and 0.00032 V C. The sensors showed adequate selectivity against some inorganic cations and were felicitously implemented for CDB determination in pure solutions, pharmaceutical preparation, biological fluids and surface water samples.