A Sub-ppm acetone gas sensor for diabetes detection using 10 nm thick ultrathin InN FETs

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 7157-7168

  Kao, Kun Wei ^a   Hsu, Ming Che ^a   Chang, Yuh Hwa ^a   Gwo, Shangjr ^a   Andrew Yeh, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetone; Diabetic; Gas sensor; Indium nitride (InN); Platinum (Pt)

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; INDIUM; INDIUM NITRIDE; OXYGEN; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRICITY; GAS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR;

ACETONE; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRICITY; GASES; HUMANS; INDIUM; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; TRANSISTORS, ELECTRONIC;

EID: 84863215530     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120607157     Document Type: Article

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