Validation of novel chemiresistive sensors for environmental monitoring

二氧化氮污染与中风、慢性阻塞性肺病和哮喘等疾病有关，而氨排放则是几个众所周知的环境问题的重要原因。远程监测二氧化氮和氨的上升水平对于能够减少强制排放和监测合规性并最终拯救生命至关重要。开发低功耗、灵敏度和选择性化学电阻气体传感器用于监测关键污染物对于公众和环境健康至关重要。将新型纳米材料用于电池供电的高灵敏度传感设备正在获得商业利益，因此可以进行更准确的环境监测。通过利用英国杰出科学家的技能和专业知识以及尖端设施的能力，我们将能够使用经过认证的专用仪器来测试我们设备的性能。利用国家物理实验室（NPL）的气体测试设施，先进的定量分析将确保我们的传感产品得到更好的验证。通过研究气体与我们的传感器平台之间的量化、可追踪的相互作用，AMD将能够为英国和美国的各种客户推进多种传感应用技术。控制良好的实验产生的数据，打开了进一步的商业机会。一旦成功，这将为公司增加可观的价值，并提高我们全面产品开发和商业化的能力。

Nitrogen dioxide pollution is associated with diseases such as stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, while ammonia emissions significantly contribute to several well-known environmental problems. Remote monitoring of rising levels of both nitrogen dioxide and ammonia are essential to be able to reduce mandated emissions and monitor compliance and ultimately save lives.The development of low-powered, sensitive, and selective chemiresistive gas sensors for monitoring of key pollutants is essential for public and environmental health considerations. The use of novel nanomaterials for battery-operated highly sensitive sensing devices is gaining commercial interest so more accurate environmental monitoring can be carried out.**By capitalising on the skills and expertise of outstanding UK scientists and capabilities of cutting-edge facilities will enable us to test the performance of our devices using a dedicated certified instrumentation.**Utilising the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) gas testing facilities, advanced quantitative analysis will ensure greater validation of our sensing products. Investigating the quantified, traceable interaction of gases with our sensor platform will enable Advanced Material Development (AMD) Ltd. to advance several sensing application technologies for various clients both in the UK and the US. Well-controlled experiments generate data which opens further commercial opportunities. Once successful, this adds considerable value to the company and increases our ability for full product development and commercialisation.