Date of Award
12-2011
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Massood Z. Atashbar
Second Advisor
Dr. Bradley Bazuin
Third Advisor
Dr. Margaret Joyce
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Campus Only
Abstract
A printed sensor was designed and fabricated, which was used for the detection of various biochemicals as well as humidity sensing. The sensor was fabricated on a flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. Silver (Ag) nano particle based ink was used as metallization for the printed interdigitated electrodes (IDE's), with 8 pair of electrodes and electrode dimensions of 8500 urn length, and 200 urn width and spacing. The capability of the printed sensor as an electrochemical sensor was evaluated for detecting varying concentrations of biochemicals like D-proline, sarcosine, mouse IgG, potassium chloride (KC1), cadmium sulphide (CdS) and lead sulfide (PbS) using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique. The sensitivity and selectivity of the printed sensors were also studied as capacitive humidity sensors. A humidity sensitive polymer, poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA), was printed as the sensing layer by means of gravure printing process. The response behavior of the printed sensor as biosensor and humidity sensor is presented.
Recommended Citation
Avuthu, Sai Guruva Reddy, "Development of Flexible Printed Sensors" (2011). Masters Theses. 419.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/419