Fabrication and characterization of electrospun semiconductor nanoparticle-polyelectrolyte ultra-fine fiber composites for sensing applications

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 10372-10387

  Atchison, Jennifer S ^a   Schauer, Caroline L ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite nanofibers; Electrospinning; Nano effects; Polyelectrolytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 82055194292     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s111110372     Document Type: Article

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