Ultrafast response humidity sensor using supramolecular nanofibre and its application in monitoring breath humidity and flow

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Mogera, Umesha ^a   Sagade, Abhay A ^a   George, Subi J ^a   Kulkarni, Giridhar U ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONENE; NANOFIBER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON; VIOLOGEN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BREATHING; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; PROCEDURES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOFIBERS; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; RESPIRATION; VIOLOGENS;

EID: 84894054309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04103     Document Type: Article

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