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Liquid Crystal Technique for Measuring Temperature

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  1. Institut für Technische Thermodynamik and Center of Smart Interfaces, Darmstadt University of Technology, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 10, Darmstadt, D-64287, Germany

    Peter Stephan, E. Wagner & R. Nasarek

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    Dongqing Li

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Stephan, P., Wagner, E., Nasarek, R. (2015). Liquid Crystal Technique for Measuring Temperature. In: Li, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5491-5_813

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