The potential for and challenges of detecting chemical hazards with temperature-programmed microsensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 282-294

  Meier, D C ^a   Evju, J K ^a   Boger, Z ^a   Raman, B ^a   Benkstein, K D ^a   Martinez, C J ^a   Montgomery, C B ^a   Semancik, S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Chemical gas microsensor; Chemical warfare agent; Conductance; Interference; Metal oxide; Toxic industrial chemical

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NEURAL NETWORKS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CHEMICAL GAS MICROSENSORS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; METAL OXIDES; TOXIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS;

MICROSENSORS;

EID: 33846277600     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2006.09.050     Document Type: Article

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