Invention Application
- Patent Title: Nitric oxide sensor
- Patent Title (中): 一氧化氮传感器
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Application No.: US11549425Application Date: 2006-10-13
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Publication No.: US20070181444A1Publication Date: 2007-08-09
- Inventor: Jonathan Bernstein , Rakesh Govind
- Applicant: Jonathan Bernstein , Rakesh Govind
- Applicant Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
- Current Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Main IPC: G01F1/64
- IPC: G01F1/64 ; G01N27/26

Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to sensors configured to sense concentrations of nitric oxide. The sensors of the present invention generally comprise a selectively permeable membrane, a semi-permeable reference electrode, and a sensing electrode. The membrane generally comprises a dispersed solid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte generally is a nitric oxide trapping agent configured to stabilize the nitric oxide to form stable, oxidizable nitric oxide complexes. The nitric oxide complexes may then diffuse through the membrane and the reference electrode to the sensing electrode where they are oxidized. An electrical current indicative of the concentration of the nitric oxide generated by the oxidation may be transmitted from the sensor to a picoammeter, which may be configured to measure the electrical current and to signal to a user of the sensor the concentration of the nitric oxide.
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