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Among the various types of chemical sensors, defined as devices that transform chemical information ranging from concentration of a specific sample component (analyte) to total compositional analysis into an analytically useful signal [2], electrochemical sensors constitute the largest group in terms of both sensor literature volume and technological applications. They represent approximately 58 % of the total other types include optical (24 %), mass (12 %) and thermal (6 %). As the name implies, electrochemical sensors utilize the effect of the electrochemical interaction between an analyte and an electrode in order to provide continuous information about analyte concentration. Electrochemical gas sensors can be categorized into three main... 

A nano scratch tester (CSEM) was employed to carry out the scratch test. A Rockwell diamond tip with a radius of 2 fim was used to draw at a constant speed 3 mm/min across the coating/substrate system under progressive loading of 130 mN maximum at a fixed rate 130 mN/min. The total length of the scratch scar is 3 mm. The critical load (L ) here is defined as the smallest load at which a recognizable failure occurs. The failure can be observed both by the built-in sensors and by the optical microscope. 

Optical sensors and relay switches are used throughout the test routine for verification. For all possible problems, as well as the sequence in which they occur, the robot must recognize that there is a problem, define the problem, decide how best to resolve the problem, perform the necessary operations to overcome the problem, and enable the system to resume testing. This is an AI application area and a critical feature, mainly because the system operates unattended and measurements are taken overnight and during weekends. 

Optical sensors (Figure 1) can be defined as devices for optical monitoring of physical parameters (pressure1, temperature2, etc.) or (bio)chemical properties of a medium by means of optical elements (planar optical waveguides or optical fibres). Chemical or biochemical fibre-optic sensors3 are small devices capable of continuously and reversibly recording the concentration of a (bio)chemical species constructed be means of optical fibres. 

Of course in defining application fields of certain types of 10 sensors they have to be compared with competitors in the terms of the market. Strong points of optical sensors are no EMI, potential of high sensitivity and spectral discrimination. The guided mode character adds to these no need of... 

Definition of integrated systems is more complex extension of chemical, biological and physical sensors. We can define integrated systems as optical or electrical (or hybride) measurement devices that exploit physical... 

In addition to absolute pressure measurements, pressure sensors can be used to determine flow rates when combined with a well-defined pressure drop over a microfluidic channel. Integration of optical waveguide structures provides opportunities for monitoring of segmented gas-liquid or liquid-liquid flows in multichannel microreactors for multiphase reactions, including channels inside the device not accessible by conventional microscopy imaging (Fig. 2c) (de Mas et al. 2005). Temperature sensors are readily incorporated in the form of thin film resistors or simply by attaching thin thermocouples (Losey et al. 2001). 

Intrinsically conducting polymers, 13 540 Intrinsic bioremediation, 3 767 defined, 3 759t Intrinsic detectors, 22 180 Intrinsic fiber-optic sensors, 11 148 Intrinsic magnetic properties, of M-type ferrites, 11 67-68 Intrinsic photoconductors, 19 138 Intrinsic rate expressions, 21 341 Intrinsic semiconductors, 22 235-236 energy gap at room temperature, 5 596t Intrinsic strength, of vitreous silica, 22 428 Intrinsic-type detectors, cooling, 19 136 Intrinsic viscosity (TV), of thermoplastics, 10 178... 

OFDs can be divided into two subclasses (1) optical fiber chemical detectors (OFCD) which detect the presence of chemical species in samples, and (2) optical fiber biomolecular detectors (OFBD) which detect biomolecules in samples. Each subclass can be divided further into probes and sensors, and bioprobes and biosensors, respectively. As a result of the rapid expansion of optical research, these terms have not been clearly defined and to date, the terms probe and sensof have been used synonymously in the literature. As the number of publications increases, the terminology should be clarified. Although both probes and sensors serve to detect chemicals in samples, they are not identical. The same situation exists with bioprobes and biosensors. Simply, probes and bioprobes are irreversible to the analyte s presence, whereas sensors and biosensors monitor compounds reversibly and continuously. 

The sample rack is unique in that it possesses pitch both front to back and side to side. A single robot pick-up point is defined, and an optical (IR) sensor constantly monitors the pick-up point for the presence of a sample. Vials placed in the rack roll down to the pickup point, under the influence of gravity. The rack allows implementation of a novel processing scheme. 

For most chemical or optical sensors the size and flow rate of the reactor or optical cell defines the residence time. The time resolution cannot be better than the residence time t, although it can be worse. 

From this equation, we see that the changes of attenuation of the initial beam are equally affected by the changes of the optical path length and/or by the changes of the concentration. In a normal spectrophotometric experiment, the optical path L is constant and defined by the spacing of the transparent cuvette windows. A similarly well-defined relationship often does not exist in optical sensors. 

The second (real) term accounts for the exponential decay of the electric field intensity in the direction normal to the interface. The reflected beam combines with the incident beam, forming a standing electromagnetic wave at the interface (Fig. 9.9). The electric field that penetrates to the optically rarer medium of refractive index n, the evanescent field, plays a critical role in many optical sensors based on the waveguiding principle. Its depth of penetration dv is defined as the distance at which the initial intensity Eq decays to 1/e of its value. Thus from (9.18), dv is... 

Note that this equation describes the relationship between concentration C of the component and the sensor response X. It is purposely written backwards by comparison with the usual notation used with linear sensors (e.g., optical, amperometric, etc.) discussed earlier. This convention helps to define P as the matrix of regression coefficients. 

The membrane thickness usually defines the optical path length of conventional optical sensors based on absorbance measurements. If in order to improve sensitivity, the optical path length is increased, the response time is impinged on as well. The relation of membrane thickness and response time can be theoretically explained if one assumes that the response rate is controlled by the analyte diffusion within the membrane. 

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