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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2008
David J. Nagel, Falls Church, VA (US);
R. Andrew Mcgill, Lorton, VA (US);
Patrick M. Mills, Arlington, VA (US);
Rekha Pai, Alexandria, VA (US);
David J. Nagel, Falls Church, VA (US);
R. Andrew McGill, Lorton, VA (US);
Patrick M. Mills, Arlington, VA (US);
Rekha Pai, Alexandria, VA (US);
The George Washington University, Washington, DC (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to chemical and bioanalytical sensors and sensor systems, particularly to systems incorporating a calibration device for sensors where the calibration device is comprised of an array of micromachined MEMS structures and materials for trapping and retaining calibrant or interferant materials until they are needed and released quantitatively using structure operatively associated with the array.