Flow sensor NTH-PSt7

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The glass fiber with its oxygen-sensitive tip (< 50 µm with tapered sensor tip TS, < 230 µm with flat-broken sensor tip TF) is protected inside a stainless steel needle and can be extended for measurements. As long as the sensor tip is retracted and sheltered inside this needle the microsensor can be pierced through septum rubber or any other harsh material. With its small tip size and fast response time (t90 < 3 s) this sensor is ideally suited for research and packaging applications, where micro-invasive and small sensors are needed. High spatial resolution (down to < 50 μm) High temporal resolution (t90 < 3 sec.) No consumption of oxygen Signal independent of flow velocity Measures in liquids as well as in gas phase APPLICATIONS Tissue Engineering Oxygen microsensors measure the oxygen content in various volume compartments of the tissue engineering constructs. To do so, hair-thin sensors are inserted into the constructs and the oxygen content is measured online. In this way, the oxygen partial pressure is measured with a high local resolution and correlated with the constructs tissue quality (composition of the extracellular matrix). Packaging & Quality Control Oxygen inside packaging can lead to oxidative deterioration of certain products. Therefore, determination of the oxygen content within packages or pharmaceutical vials is of essential importance to ensure both the filling quality and the long-term storage stability. With our micro-invasive needle-type oxygen microsensors we offer a simple tool to determine residual oxygen both in the headspace and in liquids.