The tiny sensor tip of this oxygen microsensor is fixed inside a steel needle, so it does not protrude the needle tip. It is specially designed for packaging applications and measurements in the headspace. Fixed inside the needle the sensor can be pierced through the packaging material and the oxygen content in the headspace can be determined within seconds. The NFSG-PSt1 has a measurement range of 0 – 50 % oxygen, with a limit of detection of 0.05 % oxygen.
High spatial resolution
High temporal resolution (t90 < 3 sec.)
No consumption of oxygen
Measurement in headspace or smallest volumes
Specifications - Gaseous O2
*after two-point calibration as described in the manual
**TS: tapered sensor tip with a diameter < 50 μm and no optical isolation
***TF: flat-broken sensor tip with a diameter of 140 μm
Measurement range -
0 – 50 % O2
0 – 500 hPa
Limit of detection - 0.05 % oxygen
Resolution -
± 0.01 % O2 at 0.21 % O2
± 0.09 % O2 at 20.9 % O2
± 0.1 hPa at 2 hPa
± 1 hPa at 207 hPa
Accuracy* - ± 0.4 % O2 at 20.9 % O2
± 0.05 % O2 at 0.2 % O2 -
Drift - < 0.1 % O2 within 30 days (sampling interval of 1 min.)
Measurement temperature range - from 0 to + 50 °C
Response time TS** (t90) - < 1 sec.
Response time TF*** (t90) - < 15 sec.
Properties - -
No cross-sensitivity -
pH 1 – 14
CO2, H2S, SO2
Ionic species
Cross-sensitivity - Organic solvents, such as acetone, toluene, chloroform or methylene chloride
Chlorine gas
Sterilization procedure -
Ethylene oxide (EtO)
Cleaning procedure - 3 % H2O2
Ethanol
Soap solution
Calibration - Two-point calibration with oxygen-free environment (nitrogen, sodium sulfite) and air-saturated environment