Detection of a polynitroaromatic compound using a novel polymer-based multiplate sensor

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3392, Issue , 1998, Pages 432-440

  Arbuthnot, Diane ^a   Bartholomew, Dwight U ^a   Carr, Richard ^a   Elkind, Jerome L ^a   Gheorghiu, Liliana ^b   Melendez, Jose L ^a   Seitz, William R ^b  

^a TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbance; Detection; Polymer; Polynitroaromatic; Sensor

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION; POLYMERS; REMEDIATION; SENSORS;

ABSORBANCE; COLORIMETRIC CHANGES; DETECTION; EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS; JEFFAMINE; LOW COSTS; MANUFACTURABILITY; NEW DEVICES; NOVEL POLYMERS; OPTICAL POLYMERS; PLATE CONFIGURATIONS; POLYNITROAROMATIC; POLYNITROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; RESPONSE TIME; SENSOR CONCEPTS; TEXAS INSTRUMENTS; UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 4944250502     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.324217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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