Flexible microwave sensors for real-time analysis of water contaminants

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2075-2089

  Korostynska, Olga ^a   Mason, Alex ^a   Al Shammaa, Ahmed I ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

flexible substrate; microwave sensor; real time water monitoring; silver interdigitated patterns

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; FLEXIBLE LAMINATES; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; INTERDIGITATED ELECTRODES; MECHANICAL DAMAGES; SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS; WATER MONITORING; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

DEIONIZED WATER; INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SILVER; SUBSTRATES; WATER PIPELINES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MICROWAVE SENSORS;

EID: 84884908039     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2013.832393     Document Type: Article

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