Characterization of the ability of polymeric chemiresistor arrays to quantitate trichloroethylene using partial least squares (PLS): Effects of experimental design, humidity, and temperature

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 110-120

  Rivera, D ^a   Alam, M K ^a   Davis, C E ^a   Ho, C K ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Chemiresistor; Experimental design; In situ environmental monitoring; Partial least squares

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; POLYMERS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMIRESISTORS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0038248907     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(03)00122-9     Document Type: Article

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