Bio-Chemical Sensitivity of Organic Semiconductors for Smart Electronic
Sensors

Hadayat Ullah Khan

doi:10.4172/2153-0777.S8-e001

ISSN: 2153-0777

Journal of Bioengineering and Bioelectronics

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Bio-Chemical Sensitivity of Organic Semiconductors for Smart Electronic Sensors

Hadayat Ullah Khan^*
Materials Science and Engineering Program, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding Author :	HadayatUllah Khan Materials Science and Engineering Program Division of Physical Science and Engineering King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia E-mail: Hadayat.Khan@kaust.edu.sa
Received June 22, 2012; Accepted June 25, 2012; Published June 28, 2012
Citation: Khan HU (2012) Bio-Chemical Sensitivity of Organic Semiconductors for Smart Electronic Sensors. J Biochips Tiss Chips S8:e001. doi:10.4172/2153-0777.S8-e001
Copyright: © 2012 Khan HU . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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