Formaldehyde gas sensors: A review

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4468-4484

  Chung, Po Ren ^a   Tzeng, Chun Ta ^a   Ke, Ming Tsun ^b   Lee, Chia Yen ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde; Gas sensor; Indoor air; MEMS; Sick building syndrome (SBS)

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE MEASUREMENTS; FORMALDEHYDE MEASUREMENTS; GASEOUS FORMALDEHYDE; INDOOR AIR; LOWER-POWER CONSUMPTION; REAL TIME SENSORS; REAL-TIME RESPONSE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MEMS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

EID: 84875995053     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130404468     Document Type: Review

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