The development of sensors for volatile nitro-containing compounds as models for explosives detection

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 176, Issue , 2013, Pages 534-542

  Blue, Robert ^a   Vobecka, Zuzana ^a   Skabara, Peter J ^a   Uttamchandani, Deepak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemicapacitor; Electropolymerization; Explosives sensor; Microsensor; Polymer

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; EXPLOSIVES; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; MICROSENSORS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS;

CHEMICAPACITOR; CONCENTRATION REGION; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL GROWTH; EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS; INTERDIGITATED ELECTRODES; SENSOR APPLICATIONS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

CAPACITIVE SENSORS;

EID: 84875144696     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.10.088     Document Type: Article

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