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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2016
Applicant:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Chen Wang, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Ling Zang, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Benjamin Bunes, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/12 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/128 (2013.01); G01N 27/126 (2013.01); G01N 27/127 (2013.01); G01N 33/0031 (2013.01); G01N 33/0057 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nanofiber composite sensor for detecting alkanes can include a network of contacting nanofibers having multiple contact points. Each contact point can form an interfiber interface of interdigitated alkyl chains. Alkanes can be adsorbed at the interfiber interface which results in an increased interfiber distance between first and second nanofibers and a decreased charge transfer efficiency. The detected alkanes can be in a vapor or liquid phase.