Quantitative detection of a simulant of organophosphonate chemical warfare agents using liquid crystals

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 104-110

  Vantreeck, Heidi J ^a   Most, Darrin R ^a   Grinwald, Bart A ^a   Kupcho, Kurt A ^a   Sen, Avijit ^a   Bonds, Michael D ^a   Acharya, Bharat R ^a  

^a Platypus Technologies LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare agents; DMMP; Liquid crystals; Sensors

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM IONS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CYANO GROUPS; DIMETHYL METHYLPHOSPHONATE; DMMP; HIGH HUMIDITY; HUMID CONDITIONS; INTERFERING COMPOUNDS; LIGHT WEIGHT; LOW COSTS; MINIMAL EFFECTS; OFF-THE-SHELF COMPONENTS; ORGANOPHOSPHONATES; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PHOSPHORYL GROUPS; QUANTITATIVE DETECTION; ROBUST SENSOR; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSOR PERFORMANCE; SENSOR RESPONSE;

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CRYSTALS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SENSORS;

CHEMICAL DETECTION;

EID: 79960448007     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.05.049     Document Type: Article

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