Transparent Humidity Sensor Using Cross-Linked Polyelectrolyte Membrane

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 854-857

  Zhang, Qiaohui ^a   Smith, James R ^a   Hua, Feng ^a   Saraf, Lax V ^b  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostatic self assembly; humidity sensor; porous polymeric film; transparent sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008053890     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: 15581748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2009.2024055     Document Type: Article

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