Title

Photopatternable polymeric membranes for optical oxygen sensors

Author

Raghu Ambekar

Abstract

"Optical oxygen sensors are the most popular type of oxygen sensors because of their advantageous features like fast response, no electrical interference, high sensitivity and no oxygen consumption compared to its electrochemical counterpart. Most of the optical oxygen sensors are based on the principle that oxygen quenches the luminescence emitted from the luminescent dyes, such as porphyrin and ruthenium complex, which are immobilized in an oxygen permeable membrane. In bio-MEMS applications, there is a large need of microscopically patterned optical membranes to measure chemical parameters in a small local area. Most of the oxygen sensitive membranes are, however, non-patternable and very little progress has been made towards producing patternable optical membranes. In this work, a new class of optical oxygen sensors that can be photopatternable by traditional UV lithography is presented"--Abstract, leaf iv.

Advisor(s)

Kim, Chang-Soo

Committee Member(s)

Watkins, Steve Eugene, 1960-
Henthorn, David

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Publisher

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Publication Date

Spring 2008

Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation

• Process development for waveguide chemical sensors with integrated polymeric sensitive layers

Pagination

viii, 40 leaves

Rights

© 2008 Raghu Ambekar Ramachandra Rao, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Citation

File Type

text

Language

English

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Chemical detectors
Membranes (Technology)
Optical detectors
Optical wave guides

Thesis Number

T 9375

Print OCLC #

262348196

Link to Catalog Record

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Recommended Citation

Ambekar, Raghu, "Photopatternable polymeric membranes for optical oxygen sensors" (2008). Masters Theses. 53.
http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/53