A device for skin moisture and environment humidity detection

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 206-212

  Huang, Ting Hsiang ^a   Chou, Jung Chuan ^b   Sun, Tai Ping ^c   Hsiung, Shen Kan ^a,d  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Humidity sensor; Interdigital capacitor (IDC); Polyimide (PI); Skin moisture sensor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MOISTURE METERS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SENSORS; SILICONES; SKIN; STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS; WATER CONTENT;

BONDING TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENT DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTION; HUMAN SKIN; HUMIDITY DETECTION; HUMIDITY SENSOR; INTERDIGITAL CAPACITANCE; INTERDIGITAL CAPACITOR (IDC); MOISTURE DETECTION; MOISTURE SENSORS; OPERATION CONDITIONS; POLYIMIDE (PI); PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB); RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SENSOR STRUCTURES; SKIN MOISTURE SENSOR; STRATUM CORNEUM;

MOISTURE;

EID: 49649102117     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.04.030     Document Type: Article

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