Fast, versatile, and low-cost interface circuit for electrochemical and resistive gas sensor

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 315-323

  Depari, Alessandro ^a   Flammini, Alessandra ^a   Sisinni, Emiliano ^a   De Marcellis, Andrea ^b   Ferri, Giuseppe ^b   Mantenuto, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrochemical sensors; Fast measurement time; Integrable electronic interfaces; Low cost low power system; Resistive gas sensors

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; LOGIC CIRCUITS;

ELECTRONIC INTERFACE; FAST MEASUREMENT; GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS; LOW-POWER SYSTEMS; RESISTIVE GAS SENSORS; SIMULTANEOUS ACQUISITION; SINGLE-CHIP SOLUTIONS; SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION;

SENSORS;

EID: 84896998026     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2282122     Document Type: Article

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