A comparison of three electrodes for the measurement of pH in small volumes

Caries Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-59

  Smit, A ^a   Pollard, M ^b   Cleaton Jones, P ^a   Preston, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glass microelectrode; Ion sensitive field effect transistor; Plaque pH; Small volumes; Wire oxide electrode

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; GLASS; OXIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; MICROELECTRODE; PH; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BUFFERS; CHILD; DENTAL PLAQUE; ELECTRODES; GLASS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES; LINEAR MODELS; MICROELECTRODES; OXIDES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030638823     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000262375     Document Type: Article

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