A varactor-based, inductively coupled wireless pH sensor

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1061-1066

  Horton, Brock E ^a   Schweitzer, Stephen ^a   DeRouin, Andrew J ^a   Ong, Keat Ghee ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimony antimony oxide; inductive capacitive resonant circuit; passive; pH sensor; silver sliver chloride; varactor; wireless

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY/ANTIMONY OXIDE; INDUCTIVE-CAPACITIVE RESONANT CIRCUIT; PASSIVE; SILVER/SLIVER CHLORIDE; WIRELESS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; INDUCTIVE SENSORS; MONITORING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PASSIVE NETWORKS; PH EFFECTS; RESONANT CIRCUITS; SENSORS; VARACTORS;

PH SENSORS;

EID: 79951642430     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2010.2062503     Document Type: Article

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