Detection of vapor phase compounds by changes in physical properties of a liquid crystal
US8178355B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/204165
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of detection of components in gas phase, and in particular to detection of nitric oxide exhaled as a component of breath, using a liquid crystal assay format and a device utilizing liquid crystals as part of a reporting system.
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