STTR Phase I: High-Temperature Polymeric Relative Humidity Sensors

该小型企业技术转让(STTR)第一阶段项目满足了相对湿度(RH)传感器在高温下工作且稳定性好的需求。本项目的研究目标是制备复合型RH传感器。该复合材料所要求的形态稳定性，再加上记录在案的良好的湿度响应，应能提高耐久性和漂移稳定性。由于复合感应层的热稳定性，这些RH传感器应该可以在高达300℃的温度下工作。如果成功，所提出的技术将使RH传感的新的高温条件成为可能。如果开发成功，该研究项目将非常适合大规模生产，并将在该领域做出重大贡献。

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project addresses the need for relative humidity (RH) sensors that operate at high-temperature with good stability. The research objective of this project is the fabrication of composite RH sensors. The morphological stability mandated by the composite coupled with the documented excellent humidity response of the sensing material should result in enhanced durability and drift stability. Owing to the thermal stability of the composite sensing layer, these RH sensors should function at temperatures up to 300 C. If successful, the technology proposed will enable a new high temperature regime of RH sensing.The composite materials science and engineering proposed is straightforward but innovative. If successfully developed, the research project proposed is quite amenable to large-scale production and will make a significant contribution in this field.