A model for the relative environmental stability of a series of polyimide capacitance humidity sensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 34, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 343-348

  Ralston, Andrew R K ^a,c   Klein, Carl F ^b   Thoma, Paul E ^b   Denton, Denice D ^a,d,e  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b JOHNSON CONTROLS INC   (United States)

^c TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Capacitance humidity sensor; Environmental stability; Polyimide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041876613     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(97)80011-1     Document Type: Article

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