Other Applications There are scores of other novel uses for microscale MS sensors. Here are just a few: Perimeter monitoring of industrial plants Worker safety, industrial hygiene Down-hole monitoring of gases Mine safety Antiterrorism countermeasures in tunnels, subways, airports, ships, buildings ...

Licensing Example Pure Gas Manufacturing, Ltd. (a fictitious company) currently adds a tracer to its manufactured specialty gases for certain key customers to allow them to quickly detect leaks when they occur within the customer s facility. However, this tried and true method, adopted from the natu...

The trend toward smaller, cheaper and more rugged chemical and gas sensors is ongoing; however access to this technology has been slow in coming until now. Available for Licensing Universal gas sensor All-ceramic vacuum chamber Light weight, small footprint, low power Integrated ion source, analyzer...

Medical Medical applications for small multi-gas sensors abound! The simplest of these involve direct monitoring of airway gases in a patient which might include O2, CO2, NO and oral anesthetics. Examples include patient ventilators that monitor O2/CO2 exchange in an ICU or anesthetics in the OR. An...

Pharmaceutical Process QC The US Food and Drug Administration s Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Initiative offers an unprecedented opportunity for chemical process equipment manufacturers to expand their product offerings into a growing high-demand market. As the pharmaceutical industry shifts i...