@inproceedings{df01e2c32b0748a4896524f0ee31b635,
title = "Monitoring and modeling the diffusion profile in a thermosetting resin",
abstract = "At the previous SPIE conference in San Diego (2008), the authors presented and compared a range of low-cost optical fibre sensors for monitoring the cross-linking process of a thermosetting resin. The same sensor was used subsequently to monitor and quantify the diffusion of water in the cross-linked polymer. The current paper presents recent data on the deployment of an array of low-cost fibre-optic sensors to monitor the water diffusion front. The data obtained from the sensors are compared with conventional gravimetric measurements and theoretical predictions for the diffusion profile for water ingress in a cross-linked epoxy/amine resin system.",
keywords = "Fiber optic chemical sensors, FTIR spectroscopy, Moisture ingress, Thermosets",
author = "Mahendran, {Ramani S.} and Rongsheng Chen and Kukureka, {Stephen N.} and Fernando, {Gerard F.}",
year = "2009",
month = jun,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1117/12.817619",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819475534",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2009",
note = "Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2009 ; Conference date: 09-03-2009 Through 11-03-2009",
}