Metal-polymer composite sensors for volatile organic compounds: Part 1. Flow-through chemi-resistors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 400-408

  Hands, Philip J W ^a   Laughlin, Paul J ^b   Bloor, David ^a,b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Peratech Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemi resistor; Metal polymer composites; Vapour sensing

Indexed keywords

CHEMI-RESISTOR; DIFFERENT SIZES; DIRECT PHYSICAL CONTACTS; FILLER PARTICLES; FLOWTHROUGH; GAS STREAMS; GRANULAR BEDS; INITIAL STATE; INSULATING GRANULES; LARGE SURFACE AREA; MATRIX POLYMERS; METAL-POLYMER COMPOSITES; NANO-SCALE SURFACES; NICKEL PARTICLES; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; POROUS STRUCTURES; RAPID RESPONSE; REAL TIME SENSING; SAMPLE RESISTANCE; SATURATED VAPOUR; VAPOUR SENSING;

ADSORPTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GRANULATION; INERT GASES; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

RESISTORS;

EID: 84856729214     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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