Using electrospinning for the fabrication of rapid response gas sensors based on conducting polymer nanowires

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 951-953

  Rojas, Richard ^a   Pinto, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Gas sensors; Nanowires; Polyaniline

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; CHEMICALS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; DAMAGE DETECTION; DETECTORS; ELECTRIC WIRE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOWIRES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; SENSORS;

CONDUCTING POLYMER NANOWIRES; EARLY DETECTION; GAS SENSORS; LOW POWERS; RAPID RESPONSE; TOXIC GASSES; TRACE AMOUNTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 44649132586     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.923932     Document Type: Article

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