Evaluation of pH indicator-based colorimetric films for ammonia detection using optical waveguides

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-70

  Courbat, J ^a   Briand, D ^a   Damon Lacoste, J ^a   Wollenstein J ^b   de Rooij, N F ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IPM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Color dye; Colorimetric; Gas sensor; Optical waveguide; pH indicator

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA DETECTION; BROMOPHENOL BLUE; FLEXIBLE PLASTICS; GAS SENSING; GAS SENSING CHARACTERISTICS; GAS SENSOR; GAS SENSORS; GASEOUS AMMONIA; GLASS WAVEGUIDES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MATRIX; MATRIX COMPOSITION; PH INDICATOR; POLYMERIC MATRICES; SENSING DEVICES; SENSING PROPERTY; THEORETICAL LIMITS; WAVEGUIDE CONFIGURATIONS;

AMMONIA; COLORIMETRY; DISSOLUTION; GAS DETECTORS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PH EFFECTS; PLASTICIZERS; REACTION KINETICS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SENSORS; WAVEGUIDES;

COLOR;

EID: 71849112923     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.08.049     Document Type: Article

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