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Fluorescent polymers

US5019350A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 1986
Grant dateMay 28, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/533
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sensor for the determination of the concentration of a dissolved substance in an aqueous medium comprising an optical fiber having on the distal end thereof an adherent, water-insoluble organic polymer having a plurality of fluorescent organic substituents, which may be the same or different, covalently bonded to said polymer through ester or amide linkages.

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