A sensor array using multi-functional field-effect transistors with ultrahigh sensitivity and precision for bio-monitoring

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kim, Do Il ^a   Quang Trung, Tran ^a   Hwang, Byeong Ung ^a   Kim, Jin Su ^b   Jeon, Sanghun ^c   Bae, Jihyun ^d   Park, Jong Jin ^e   Lee, Nae Eung ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

^e Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICES; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84938316774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep12705     Document Type: Article

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