Needle-type environmental microsensors: Design, construction and uses of microelectrodes and multi-analyte MEMS sensor arrays

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Woo Hyoung ^a   Lee, Jin Hwan ^b   Choi, Woo Hyuck ^c,e   Hosni, Ahmed A ^d   Papautsky, Ian ^c   Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

^c 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

biofilm; chlorine type microelectrode; dissolved oxygen; environmental microsensor; flocs; free chlorine; ion selective microelectrode; microelectrode; microelectrode array; microelectromechanical systems; microprofiles; monochloramine; oxidation reduction potential; pH; phosphate

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MEMS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROMECHANICS; MICROSENSORS; NEEDLES; PH; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHATES; REDOX REACTIONS;

FLOCS; FREE CHLORINE; ION SELECTIVE MICROELECTRODES; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; MICROPROFILES; MONOCHLORAMINE; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79952774418     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/4/042001     Document Type: Review

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