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Development of a Chemiresistor Sensor for Polypropylene Degradation Products

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Shawn M. Dirk
Affiliation:
smdirk@sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories, Organic Materials, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Patricia S. Sawyer
Affiliation:
pssawye@sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories, Organic Materials, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Robert Bernstein
Affiliation:
rbernst@sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories, Organic Materials, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
James M. Hochrein
Affiliation:
jmhochr@sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories, Materials Reliability, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Cody M. Washburn
Affiliation:
cmwashb@sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories, Organic Materials, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Stephen W. Howell
Affiliation:
swhowel@sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories, Rad Hard CMOS Technology, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Darin C. Graf
Affiliation:
dcgraf@sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Sensor Technologies, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Abstract

This paper presents the development of a sensor to detect the oxidative and radiation induced degradation of polypropylene. Recently we have examined the use of crosslinked assemblies of nanoparticles as a chemiresistor-type sensor for the degradation products. We have developed a simple method that uses a siloxane matrix to fabricate a chemiresistor-type sensor that minimizes the swelling transduction mechanism while optimizing the change in dielectric response. These sensors were exposed with the use of a gas chromatography system to three previously identified polypropylene degradation products including 4-methyl-2-pentanone, acetone, and 2-pentanone. The limits of detection 210 ppb for 4-methy-2-pentanone, 575 ppb for 2-pentanone, and the LoD was unable to be determined for acetone due to incomplete separation from the carbon disulfide carrier.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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