Ag/AgCl microelectrodes with improved stability for microfluidics

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 239-247

  Polk, Brian J ^a   Stelzenmuller, Anna ^a   Mijares, Geraldine ^a   MacCrehan, William ^b   Gaitan, Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ag AgCl; Micro reference electrode; Microelectrode; Microfluidics; Reference electrode

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROPLATING; OXIDATION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SILVER; SILVER COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS;

MICRO-REFERENCE ELECTRODES; MICROFLUIDCS; REFERENCE ELECTRODES;

MICROELECTRODES;

EID: 33244471087     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.03.121     Document Type: Article

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