Abstract: The invention concerns the use of semi-conductive coatings, based on doped &pgr;-conjugated arylene alkenylene oligomers, in the active layer of sensors, and in arrays of such sensors applicable for the analytical characterization of gases and liquids, applicable in detecting systems for chromatography as well as in the context of an “electronic nose” or “electronic tongue”.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 3, 2003
Publication date:
March 4, 2004
Applicant:
Oligosense NV
Inventors:
Michael De Wit, Emmanuel Vanneste, Frank Blockhuys, Gunter Verreyt, Wim Tachelet, Luc J. Nagels, Herman J. Geise
Abstract: Chemically sensitive sensors, suitable for detecting analytes in fluids (in gaseous or liquid phase), wherein the chemically sensitive sensors comprise a chemically sensitive probe, which comprises one or a blend of several arylene alkenylene oligomers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 1999
Date of Patent:
June 3, 2003
Assignee:
OligoSense NV
Inventors:
Michaƫl De Wit, Emmanuel Vanneste, Frank Blockhuys, Gunter Verreyt, Wim Tachelet, Luc J. Nagels, Herman J. Geise