Experimental study of Love wave devices with thick guiding layers

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 180-185

  Newton, Michael I ^a   McHale, Glen ^a   Martin, Fabrice ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insertion loss; Love wave; Mass loading; Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP); Surface acoustic waves; Viscous loading

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; COATINGS; DEPOSITION; EVAPORATION; GOLD; INSERTION LOSSES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SURFACE WAVES; THIN FILMS; TIN; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

LOVE WAVE DEVICES; LOVE WAVES; MASS LOADINGS; MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMERS (MIP); VISCOUS LOADINGS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0942266843     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2003.10.034     Document Type: Article

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