APPARATUS FOR SENSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY CHANGES, THE SENSOR COMPRISING A SENSITIVE POLYMER MATRIX AND CONDUCTIVE PARTICLES EMBEDDED WITHIN

摘要

A sensor comprises: an electrically comprises a switchable polymeric element. The polymeric element has at least a first electrical state and a second electrical state and is switchable between the first and second electrical states as a function of predefined environmental changes. The sensor comprises a polymeric matrix sensitive to non-aqueous chemistry and a plurality of conductive particles embedded in the polymeric matrix.