Evaluation of Tenax TA thin films as adsorbent material for micro preconcentration applications

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-267

  Alfeeli, Bassam ^a,b   Taylor, Larry T ^a   Agah, Masoud ^a  

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

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Micro gas chromatography; Micro total analysis systems; Microelectromechanical systems; Modes of adsorption; Polymeric adsorbents; Sample pretreatment; Thin film adsorbents

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950629722     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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