Proof-of-concept microwave sensor on flexible substrate for real-time water composition analysis

Proceedings of the International Conference on Sensing Technology, ICST

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 547-550

  Korostynska, O ^a   Mason, A ^a   Al Shamma'A, A I ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

flexible substrate; microwave; real time analysis; sensor; silver interdigitated pattern; Water monitoring

Indexed keywords

CURVED SURFACES; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; MECHANICAL DAMAGES; MICROWAVE FREQUENCY RANGES; PROOF OF CONCEPT; REAL TIME ANALYSIS; REAL TIME MONITORING; SENSING ELEMENTS; SILVER METAL; TAP WATER; WATER COMPOSITION; WATER MONITORING; WATER PIPES; WATER SAMPLES;

DEIONIZED WATER; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SENSORS; SILVER; SUBSTRATES; WATER PIPELINES;

MICROWAVE SENSORS;

EID: 84874686156     PISSN: 21568065     EISSN: 21568073     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSensT.2012.6461739     Document Type: Conference Paper

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