Application of pulsed digital oscillators to volatile organic compounds sensing

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 773-779

  Ricart, J ^a   Pons, J ^a   Dominguez M ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Figueras, E ^b   Horrillo, M C ^c   Gutierrez J ^c   Sayago, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital oscillators; Gravimetric sensors; MEMS; VOC sensors

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; APPLICATIONS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTORESISTS; RESONATORS; SENSORS; SILICONES; TOLUENE;

DIGITAL OSCILLATORS; GRAVIMETRIC SENSORS; PULSED DIGITAL OSCILLATORS; VOC SENSORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 51649107503     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.06.031     Document Type: Article

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