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               MIS (metal-insulator-semiconductor)   NOS (NO synthases), 53
                   structure, 120–123        NO  (see nitrogen dioxide)
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               misfolded proteins, 339 (See also  NO  sensors, 75–85
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                   protein aggregation diseases)  NP-based gas sensors (see
               molecular computers, 363          nanoparticle-based gas sensors)
               MOSs (Metal Oxide Semiconductors),   n-type semiconductors, 2–3, 303–304
                   56
               motion sensors, angle-selective, 129  O O
               μTAS (micro total analysis system),   OFET sensors (see organic field-effect
                   280                           transistor sensors)
               multianalyte sensing, OLED-based   OFETs (see organic field-effect
                   platform for, 176, 177–181    transistors)
               multiple trapping and release model,   OLED-based sensors (see organic light-
                   5, 12                         emitting diode-based sensors)
               multiwalled CNTs (MWCNTs), 377,   OLEDs (see organic light-emitting
                   379, 386                      diodes)
               MXDX (poly[m-xylylene adipamide]),   oligomeric structures, 62
                   311                       one-dimensional heat distribution
                                                 model, 141–150
                     N N                       experimental vs. modeled results,
               nanoimprint lithography, 21        143–144
               nanoparticle (NP)-based gas sensors,   impedance and capacitance of
                   75–85                          measurement circuit, 147–150
                 advantages of, 76             pyroelectric layer comparisons,
                 nanostructured active layers     147, 148
                    features, 78–82            sensor area and voltage response,
                 new materials for, 77–78         144–145
                 operating temperature and     substrate comparisons, 145–147
                    performance of, 83–85    on/off ratio, for OTFTs, 58, 95, 159
                 overview of, 75–77          OPDs (see organic photodiodes)
                 study results and perspectives,   open-circuit photovoltage, 208, 212–215
                    83–85                    optical pumping, 269, 270
               nanoscale organic transistors  optical sensors
                 characterization of, 5–7      for data communications, 194, 195
                 charge transport in, 21–25    LCPs as, 334–339
                 sensing response in larger devices   organic semiconductor lasers for,
                    vs., 29–37                    280–293
                 width-to-length ratio for, 6  for sensing, 194, 195
               nanostructured conducting polymers,   (See also organic photodiodes;
                   384, 385, 388                  photodetectors)
               NEP (noise equivalent power), 225  OPTs (organic phototransistors), 202
               neurodegenerative conditions, 342  OPV devices (see organic photovoltaic
               nitrogen dioxide (NO , NO ), 51, 53, 55  devices)
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               nitrogen dioxide (NO , NO ) sensors,   organic electronics, 362–363
                               2   x
                   75–85                       and classic MOSFETs, 1–2
               nitrogen oxide (NO), 51, 53, 55  cost and flexibility of, 2
               NO synthases (NOS), 53          performance improvement
               NO  (see nitrogen dioxide)         initiatives in, 362
                  2
               NO  sensors, 75–85            organic field-effect transistor (OFET)
                  2
               noise                             sensors, 26–27, 93–115
                 in avalanche photodiodes, 197–198  for artificial sense of touch, 107–110
                 in charge-coupled devices, 200  e-textiles, 110–115
                 in organic photodiodes, 221–225  for large-area applications, 93, 94
               noise analysis, 258–260         printed active matrix for, 97–98
               noise equivalent power (NEP), 225  for strain and pressure, 96–107
               nonvolatile flash memory, 311   working principles of, 94–95
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