Needle-type in situ water content sensor with polyethersulfone polymer membrane

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-45

  Iwashita, T ^a   Katayanagi, H ^a   Miki, N ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ measurement; Irrigation agriculture; Plant water content; Polyethersulfone; Water content sensor

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; ABSORBED WATER; APPLICATION FEASIBILITY; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; FRAGARIA; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IRRIGATION AGRICULTURE; PLANT WATER CONTENT; POLYETHERSULFONES; POLYMER MEMBRANE;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; IRRIGATION; NEEDLES; PHENOXY RESINS; SENSORS;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 79955650652     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.11.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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