| Title | Plasma polymers applied to chemical sensing |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Partridge, A., Harris P.D., Hirotsu T., and Kurosawa S. |
| Journal | Plasmas and Polymers |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pagination | 191 - 200 |
| Date Published | 2000 |
| ISSN | 10840184 (ISSN) |
| Keywords | Chemical sensing, Chemical sensors, Coatings, Doping (additives), Iodine, Monomers, Plasma polymerization, Polymeric membranes, Quartz crystal microbalances (QCM) |
| Abstract | The paper describes attempts to apply plasma polymers to the development of chemical sensors. The plasma polymers were used as membranes to coat conventional conducting polymer sensors, as stand-alone chemiresistive sensors and as absorbent coatings on quartz crystal microbalances. The plasma polymers were derived from combinations of pyrrole and three silicon containing monomers. In the chemiresistive sensors, conductivity was induced in the polymer matrix by doping with iodine. The paper describes the experimental polymerization conditions, the physical characteristics of the polymers, and the application of the different polymers to sensing common volatile analytes. |
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| DOI | 10.1023/A:1011337229967 |
