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Innovative technique for the measurement

of surface contaminants

 

 

Deadline : 30/11/99

Reference number : OCV980827ECOP

ABSTRACT

Surface contaminants (micro-organisms,dusts, chemicals) are often critical problems in industry. This innovative, industrially demonstrated sampling technique is far more efficient in yield and reproducibility than other existing techniques. The technique is demonstrated by portable industrial prototypes and is looking for industrial and mainly marketing support

TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION

Opportunity type :

Current stage of development :

Available for demonstration

Property rights : Patent(s) granted

Innovative aspects :

This technique, using only physical means, is able to extract in totality the contaminants from a surface, thus allowing accurate further analysis.

TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

Concerned sectors :

Aerospace technology ; agricultural and marine ; resources and products ; biological sciences ; chemical industry ; electronics ; microelectronics ; environment ; fisheries,resources of the sea ; food-agro industry ; industrial manufacture ; industry ; information technology ; measurements and standards ; medecine,health ; nuclear safety-radiation protection-radioactiv ; pharmaceutical/cosmetics.

Market applications :

Quality

Microelectronics

Aerospace

Agro-food

Pharmaceuticals, hospitals and Chemistry

Nuclear safety

Optics

Power lasers

Main competitive advantages :

Other surface contaminants sampling techniques exist (petri boxes use, smear or scratching techniques). They suffer 2 main drawbacks : if a bacterial biofilm is formed onto the surface, it is not analysed properly by the techniques, and surfaces that are not totally glossy can not be analysed properly. The efficiency of the technique is more than 90% and reproducibility about 100% against 0,1-10% for the other techniques. Surface of wood, concrete or unpolished metal surfaces can be analysed.

PARTNER SEARCHED

Contacts or collaborations :

Licence agreement;marketing agreement;financial resources

Countries :

Keywords : Cleanliness, surface, control, sampling, quality, cleansing

+ contact : NORTHERN FRANCE INNOVATION RELAY CENTER

CVG Philippe DAVID

33, avenue Paul Claudel F-80480 Dury

( : 33 (0)3 22 33 75 00 2 33 (0)3 22 33 75 01

- cvgpn@wanadoo.fr http : //www.cvgpn.com

Mise à jour le 26 août 1999

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