Odorant detection capability of QCR sensors coated with plasma deposited organic films

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 533-539

  Kasai, Nahoko ^a   Sugimoto, Iwao ^b   Nakamura, Masayuki ^b   Katoh, Tadashi ^b  

^a Kashino Diverse Brain Research Laboratory of NTT Communication Science Laboratories   (Japan)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Detection limit; Odorant; Partition coefficient; Plasma deposited polymer; Quartz crystal resonator

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; DEPOSITION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; ODORS; ORGANIC COATINGS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POLYMERS; QUARTZ APPLICATIONS; VAPORS;

DETECTION LIMITS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT;

BIOSENSORS;

AMINO ACID; FLAVORING AGENT; POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE; TERPENOID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; DEVICE; DIFFUSION; ENERGY; FILM; ODOR; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; RADIOFREQUENCY; SENSOR; TECHNIQUE; TUBE; VAPOR;

EID: 0032880704     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(99)00031-7     Document Type: Article

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