Dynamic tuning of chemiresistor sensitivity using mechanical strain
| Patent Number: | 8,846,406 |
| Issued: | 9/30/2014 |
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| Abstract: | The sensitivity of a chemiresistor sensor can be dynamically tuned using mechanical strain. The increase in sensitivity is a smooth, continuous function of the applied strain, and the effect can be reversible. Sensitivity tuning enables the response curve of the sensor to be dynamically optimized for sensing analytes, such as volatile organic compounds, over a wide concentration range. |
| Filed: | 1/19/2012 |
| Application Number: | 13/353,941 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |