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Sensors for detecting analytes in fluids (Document No: 20080004572)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Description | Chemical sensors for detecting analytes in fluids comprise first and second conductive elements (e.g., electrical leads) electrically coupled to and separated by a chemically sensitive resistor which provides an electrical path between the conductive elements. The resistor comprises a plurality of alternating nonconductive regions (comprising a nonconductive organic polymer) and conductive regions (comprising a conductive material) transverse to the electrical path. The resistor provides a difference in resistance between the conductive elements when contacted with a fluid comprising a chemical analyte at a first concentration, than when contacted with a fluid comprising the chemical analyte at a second different concentration. Arrays of such sensors are constructed with at least two sensors having different chemically sensitive resistors providing dissimilar such differences in resistance. Variability in chemical sensitivity from sensor to sensor is provided by qualitatively or quantitatively varying the composition of the conductive and/or nonconductive regions. An electronic nose for detecting an analyte in a fluid may be constructed by using such arrays in conjunction with an electrical measuring device electrically connected to the conductive elements of each sensor. |
| File Size | 3042673 |
| Page Count | 46 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20080004572 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3hx68q9x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1998-08-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Resistors Patents Fluids Chemical Analysis Detection Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |