Compliant and low-cost humidity nanosensors using nanoporous polymer membranes

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 254-262

  Yang, Bozhi ^a   Aksak, Burak ^a   Lin, Qiao ^a   Sitti, Metin ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IEEE   (United States)

^d Nanorobotics and Nanomanufacturing Technical Committee   (United States)

^e Robotics and Automation Technical Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

Humidity sensors; Nanoporous membranes; Nanosensors

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY SENSORS; NANOPOROUS MEMBRANES; NANOSENSORS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COSTS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; WATER; WATER ABSORPTION;

MICROSENSORS;

EID: 33244484787     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.05.017     Document Type: Article

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