The influence of composition on the properties of pH-swellable polymers for chemical sensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Conway, Vicki L ^a,b   Hassen, Kenneth P ^a   Zhang, Li ^a,c   Rudolf Seitz, W ^a   Gross, Todd S ^a  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aminated polystyrene; Diameter ratio; Penetration moduli; Swelling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CROSSLINKING; ELECTROSTATICS; MORPHOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES; POROUS MATERIALS; SWELLING; TOLUENE;

ANIMATED POLYSTYRENE SWELLS; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; PENETRATION MODULUS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0031268552     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(97)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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