Tapered plastic optical fiber coated with ZnO nanostructures for the measurement of uric acid concentrations and changes in relative humidity

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages 190-196

  Batumalay, M ^a   Harith, Z ^a   Rafaie, H A ^a   Ahmad, F ^a,b   Khasanah, M ^c   Harun, S W ^a   Nor, R M ^a   Ahmad, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^c AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Fiber optic sensor; Relative humidity (RH) sensor; Tapered plastic optical fiber; Uric acid sensor; Zinc Oxide (ZnO)

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; IONIZATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS; SOL-GELS;

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; SEEDING TECHNIQUES; SURFACE ADSORPTION; TRANSMITTED LIGHT; URIC ACIDS; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84896512111     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2014.01.035     Document Type: Article

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