Development of polymer-based sensors for integration into a wireless data acquisition system suitable for monitoring environmental and physiological processes

Biomolecular Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 253-257

  Arshak, K ^a   Morris, D ^a   Arshak, A ^a   Korostynska, O ^a   Jafer, E ^a   Waldron, D ^b   Harris, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Polymers; Pressure; Sensor; Thick film; Wireless

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CONDITION MONITORING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ACQUISITION; FREQUENCY CONVERTER CIRCUITS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYSTERESIS; INTEGRATION; POLYMERS; THICK FILM CIRCUITS; THICK FILMS; TRANSPONDERS; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

POLYMERBASED SENSORS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE (PVDF); WIRELESS DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM;

SENSORS;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; FILM; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYSTERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POLYMERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TELEMETRY; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 33747886273     PISSN: 13890344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioeng.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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