A micromachined preconcentrator for ethylene monitoring system

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 304-307

  Alamin Dow, Ali B ^a   Lang, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gas analysis microsystem; Preconcentrator; Sensitivity enhancement

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; CARBOXEN; CLEAN AIR; DRIE PROCESS; ETHYLENE CONCENTRATION; ETHYLENE MONITORING; FLUIDIC PORTS; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS ANALYSIS MICROSYSTEM; HEATING PULSE; KEY COMPONENT; MICROHEATER; MICROMACHINED; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PRECONCENTRATOR; SENSITIVITY ENHANCEMENTS; SILICON MICROCHANNELS;

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; FRUITS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MICROANALYSIS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROSYSTEMS; PLATINUM;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 78049416581     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2010.09.029     Document Type: Article

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