Measuring probe for potentiometric measurements, method of monitoring the state of aging of the measuring probe, and use of the measuring probe
US6685807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N27/401
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A measuring probe for potentiometric measurements has a housing (2) of an electrically insulating material surrounding an enclosed space (4). Inside the space (4) are a primary reference element (6), a secondary reference element (8), an electrolyte (10), and an ion-permeable, micro-porous, high-viscosity polymer substance which, in combination with the electrolyte (10), forms a filler mass (16). The housing (2) has at least one opening (12) to the outside, through which the electrolyte (10) can be brought into contact with a sample solution on which a measurement is to be performed. The secondary reference element (8) is arranged so that the boundary (52) of an electrolyte-deficient region (54) advancing over time from the opening (12) towards the primary reference element (6) arrives at the secondary reference element (8) before reaching the primary reference element (6).
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