A viologen-based UV indicator and dosimeter

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 386, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 299-305

  Mills, Andrew ^a   McFarlane, Michael ^a   Schneider, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methyl viologen; Photoreduction; UV dosimeter; UV indicator

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; CALIBRATION; DOSIMETERS; ENCAPSULATION; FREE RADICALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORBANCES; CATION-RADICALS; LINEAR CALIBRATION CURVE; METHYL VIOLOGEN; OXYGEN SENSITIVITY; PHOTO-REDUCTION; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POSSIBLE FUTURES;

DOSIMETERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

METHYL VIOLOGENS; PHOTOREDUCTION; UV DOSIMETERS; UV INDICATORS;

EID: 33748333228     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-0605-0     Document Type: Article

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