Detection of a polynitroaromatic compound using a novel polymer-based multiplate sensor

Diane Arbuthnot; Dwight U. Bartholomew; Richard Carr; Jerome L. Elkind; Liliana Gheorghiu; Jose L. Melendez; William Rudolf Seitz

doi:10.1117/12.324217

4 September 1998 Detection of a polynitroaromatic compound using a novel polymer-based multiplate sensor

Diane Arbuthnot, Dwight U. Bartholomew, Richard Carr, Jerome L. Elkind, Liliana Gheorghiu, Jose L. Melendez, William Rudolf Seitz

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Proceedings Volume 3392, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324217
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A novel sensor concept for detection of polynitroaromatic compounds has been developed in a partnership between Texas Instruments and the University of New Hampshire. The objective for this sensor is to demonstrate an explosive detection system designed specifically for field use. Our approach incorporates manufacturability and low cost while emphasizing field compatibility, usability, hand-held portability, selectivity, and sensitivity. The new device incorporates a novel multi-plate configuration and is based on colorimetric changes that occur when polynitroaromatic compounds react with polyvinylchloride polymer films containing Jeffamine T-403. Response time and characteristic absorbance for the films will be presented along with a description of the device. The results represent a first step toward a potential solution for detection of vapors utilizing chemically sensitive optical polymers.

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Diane Arbuthnot, Dwight U. Bartholomew, Richard Carr, Jerome L. Elkind, Liliana Gheorghiu, Jose L. Melendez, and William Rudolf Seitz "Detection of a polynitroaromatic compound using a novel polymer-based multiplate sensor", Proc. SPIE 3392, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets III, (4 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324217

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