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Advances in techniques for monitoring pH in complex fluids could have significant impact on analytical and biomedical applications ranging from water quality assessment to in vivo diagnostics. We developed flexible graphene microelectrodes…
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We report the fabrication and characterization results of a simple and low-cost pH sensor fabricated using a graphite pencil to define a working electrode and silver paste to define a reference electrode on scotch tape. The sensor operation…
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