This work was supported by the Army Research Office through the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (W911NF-07-D-004), the National Institute of Health and the National Cancer Institute (postdoctoral fellowship to K.A.M.; grant number F32A1571997), and the German Academy of Sciences (postdoctoral fellowship to B.E.; LPDS 2009-8).
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Mechanical Drawing of Gas Sensors on Paper†
Article first published online: 4 OCT 2012
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201206069
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Issue
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume 51, Issue 43, pages 10740–10745, October 22, 2012
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How to Cite
Mirica, K. A., Weis, J. G., Schnorr, J. M., Esser, B. and Swager, T. M. (2012), Mechanical Drawing of Gas Sensors on Paper . Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 10740–10745. doi: 10.1002/anie.201206069
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 17 OCT 2012
- Article first published online: 4 OCT 2012
- Manuscript Received: 29 JUL 2012
Funded by
- Army Research Office. Grant Number: W911NF-07-D-004
- National Institute of Health
- National Cancer Institute
Keywords:
- ammonia;
- carbon nanotubes;
- mechanical abrasion;
- paper;
- sensors
Pencil it in: Mechanical abrasion of compressed single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on the surface of paper produces sensors capable of detecting NH3 gas at sub-ppm concentrations. This method of fabrication is simple, inexpensive, and entirely solvent-free, and avoids difficulties arising from the inherent instability of many SWCNT dispersions.