Invention:
This invention describes a portable, low cost, system incorporating a compact potentiostat for electrochemical analytical chemistry measurements. The system can run on five-volt batteries and stores data that can be readily exported.
Background:
Measurement science has continually evolved since the introduction of the operational amplifier, the charges curled device, and the microcontroller. Arduino (computer hardware, software, and microcontroller based kits) provides a cheap means of computing to perform calculations in the field. These have now been brought together in a revolutionary new platform for performing laboratory grade measurements on field samples.
Applications:
- Can be integrated with sensors for biomedical measurements for portable office or patient use
- Environmental sample chemical measurements
- Field experimentation and research tool
- Educational tool for students (i.e. study of electrochemistry)
Advantages:
- Inexpensive and easy to produce
- Allows for highly relevant tests to be run in the field
- Arduino is an open source platform, allowing additions to the main unit to be made easily
Status: issued U.S. patent #11,536,691
