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Other Types of Sensors: Impedance-Based Sensors, FET Sensors, Acoustic Sensors

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Environmental Analysis by Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors

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In this chapter, types of electrochemical sensor or biosensor which are based on electrical properties and which cannot be grouped into normal voltammetric or potentiometric sensors are addressed, giving the fundamental principles and selected examples to show how they are implemented for characterisation and for analysis. This will concern sensors based on impedance, solid-state miniaturised sensors and piezoelectric transducer-based sensors.

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Brett, C. (2014). Other Types of Sensors: Impedance-Based Sensors, FET Sensors, Acoustic Sensors. In: Moretto, L., Kalcher, K. (eds) Environmental Analysis by Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0676-5_14

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