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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
May. 28, 2002
Applicants:
Gamal E. Khalil, Redmond, WA (US);
David L. Putnam, Redmond, WA (US);
Todd W. Hubbard, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Gamal E. Khalil, Redmond, WA (US);
David L. Putnam, Redmond, WA (US);
Todd W. Hubbard, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Photonic BioSystems, Inc., Sammamish, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is disclosed an apparatus and method for detecting and measuring volatile acidic or basic components including ammonia, ammonium, or volatile amines (compound) in a gas or liquid state fluid. Specifically, the present invention provides a PTFE-carrier solid phase indicator film having an ammonia-sensitive indicator dye embedded therein, such that the dye moiety changes color or spectral properties upon exposure to the compound to be detected.