A miniature rigid/flex salinity measurement device fabricated using printed circuit processing techniques

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Broadbent, H A ^a   Ketterl, T P ^a   Reid, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRYSTAL POLYMER SUBSTRATES; MAIN COMPONENT; MULTI-METALS; OCEAN SALINITY; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; FABRICATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; METAL CLADDING; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SENSORS;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

EID: 77957828034     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/8/085008     Document Type: Article

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