Single chip interdigitated electrode capacitive chemical sensor arrays

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 186-192

  Kitsara, M ^a   Goustouridis, D ^a   Chatzandroulis, S ^a   Chatzichristidi, M ^a   Raptis, I ^a   Ganetsos, Th ^b   Igreja, R ^c   Dias, C J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Greece)

^b TEI of Lamia   (Greece)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIA DOS MATERIAIS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Capacitive chemical sensors; Interdigitated capacitors; Polymer array

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ETHANOL; LITHOGRAPHY; METHANOL; POLYMER FILMS; SENSOR ARRAYS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CAPACITIVE CHEMICAL SENSORS; INTERDIGITATED CAPACITORS; INTERDIGITATED ELECTRODES; POLYMER ARRAY;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34848863742     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.07.021     Document Type: Article

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