Polymer film doped with a solvatochromic dye for humidity measurement

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5946, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-7

  Kleemann, Marju ^a   Suisalu, Artur ^a   Kikas, Jaak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Optical humidity sensor; PMMA; Reichardt's betaine dye; Solvatochromism

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DIFFUSION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); DYES;

SOLVATOCHROMIC DYES; WATER DYNAMICS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 32144452950     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.639189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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