Metal oxide nanowire chemical and biochemical sensors

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 2911-2931

  Comini, Elisabetta ^a   Baratto, Camilla ^a   Faglia, Guido ^a   Ferroni, Matteo ^a   Ponzoni, Andrea ^a   Zappa, Dario ^a   Sberveglieri, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

biochemical sensors; chemical sensors; metal oxides nanowires

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010696870     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.304     Document Type: Review

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