Conducting polymer based acid/base sensors
US5869007A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/19
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Acid/base measuring sensor systems consisting of arrays of basic sensor cells are described which are constructed based on the chemical/electrical response characteristics of poly(aromatic amines). Protonation (doping) or deprotonation (de-doping) of the --N.dbd.sites in the polymers leads to characteristic conductivity vs. concentration curves which can be calibrated to produce reliable, instantaneous readings of the acid/base concentrations at various points in the working environment.
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