Flexible sensorial system based on capacitive chemical sensors integrated with readout circuits fully fabricated on ultra thin substrate

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 768-774

  Zampetti, E ^a   Maiolo, L ^a   Pecora, A ^a   Maita, F ^a   Pantalei, S ^a   Minotti, A ^a   Valletta, A ^a   Cuscun, M ^a   MacAgnano, A ^a   Fortunato, G ^a   Bearzotti , A ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Capacitive sensor; Flexible electronics; Flexible sensor; Ultra thin substrate

Indexed keywords

1-BUTANOL; 1-PROPANOL; ANALYTES; BENDING RADIUS; BENZOCYCLOBUTENE; CAPACITANCE VARIATION; CAPACITIVE SENSOR; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC TEST; FLEXIBLE SENSOR; FREQUENCY SHIFT; OSCILLATING FREQUENCIES; PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITORS; POLYIMIDE SUBSTRATE; POLYSILICON THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; READ-OUT CIRCUIT; READOUT ELECTRONICS; RING OSCILLATOR CIRCUITS; SENSOR UNITS; SENSORIAL SYSTEMS; SYSTEM RESPONSE; ULTRA-THIN;

BUTENES; CHEMICAL SENSORS; DATA REDUCTION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; ETHANOL; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; METHANOL; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); POLYIMIDES; POLYSILICON; PROPANOL; READOUT SYSTEMS; SENSOR ARRAYS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; USER INTERFACES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79957805852     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.01.045     Document Type: Article

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