Development of a fluorosiloxane polymer-coated optical fibre sensor for detection of organic volatile compounds

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 280-289

  Silva, Lurdes I B ^a,b   Rocha Santos, Teresa A P ^b   Duarte, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PIAGET   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fluorosiloxane polymers; Gas sensor; Optical fibre sensor; VOCs sensor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; COATED MATERIALS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; SILICONES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

FLUOROSILOXANE POLYMERS; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS; ORGANIC VAPOUR;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 43949116244     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.01.039     Document Type: Article

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