An aligned macro-porous carbon nanotube/waterborne polyurethane sensor for the detection of flowing organic vapors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 176, Issue , 2013, Pages 940-944

  He, Hong ^a,c   Xu, Xiang Bin ^a   Zhangb, Ding Fei ^b  

^a Chongqing Research Institute of China Coal Technology   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aligned macro porous; Carbon nanotubes; Flowing vapors; Gas sensor; Percolation; Structure

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; HEXANE; NANOTUBES; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PHASE SEPARATION; POLYURETHANES; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLVENTS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); YARN;

ALIGNED MACRO-POROUS; APPLICATION AREA; DIRECTIONAL FREEZE-DRYING PROCESS; NOVEL POLYMERS; ORGANIC VAPORS; POLYMER BASED; POROUS STRUCTURES; TETRA-HYDROFURAN;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84875446584     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.09.095     Document Type: Article

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