Micro preconcentrator with embedded 3D pillars for breath analysis applications

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 736-739

  Alfeeli, Bassam ^a   Agah, Masoud ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D STRUCTURE; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATH ANALYZERS; HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; HUMAN BREATH; MICROFABRICATED PRECONCENTRATOR; ON CHIPS; PILLAR DESIGN; PRE-CONCENTRATION; PRE-CONCENTRATOR; SAMPLE DISTRIBUTIONS; TRACE LEVEL;

ADSORPTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL DESORPTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SENSORS;

EID: 67649971540     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2008.4716547     Document Type: Conference Paper

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