An inkjet-printed capacitive sensor for water level or quality monitoring: investigated theoretically and experimentally

Yang, Qiang; Yu, Andrew J.; Simonton, James; Yang, Gaoqiang; Dohrmann, Yeshi; Kang, Zhenye; Li, Yifan; Mo, Jingke; Zhang, Feng-Yuan

doi:10.1039/c7ta05094a

Title: An inkjet-printed capacitive sensor for water level or quality monitoring: investigated theoretically and experimentally

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta05094a· OSTI ID:1535261

^[1]; Yu, Andrew J. ^[1]; Simonton, James ^[1]; Yang, Gaoqiang ^[2]; Dohrmann, Yeshi ^[2];

^[2]; Li, Yifan ^[2]; Mo, Jingke ^[2]; Zhang, Feng-Yuan ^[2]

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; The University of Tennessee; Knoxville; USA
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering; The University of Tennessee; Knoxville; USA

Experimentally and theoretically demonstrated water quality or level monitoring by inkjet printed coplanar capacitive sensors with high sensitivity.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

DOE Contract Number:: FE0011585

OSTI ID:: 1535261

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Vol. 5, Issue 34; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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