A sensor for measuring gel phase-transition temperature, with potential as a metal ion detector

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 184-190

  Jackson, Deron K ^a   Leeb, Steven B ^a   Mitwalli, Ahmed ^a   Fusco, Dahlene ^a   Wang, Changnan ^b   Tanaka, Toyoichi ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COPOLYMERS; GELS; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; IONS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYAMIDES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

POLYVALENT METAL IONS; VOLUME PHASE TRANSITION;

SENSORS;

EID: 0031074894     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X9700800209     Document Type: Article

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