Gelled electrolyte materials for toxic gas sensing

该项目旨在开发和实施一种替代目前氧气和有毒气体水平监测方法的方法。其目的是使用基于离子液体和聚合物的新型凝胶电解质，结合微型传感器设备，创建一种坚固的无膜和无溢出设计。安培气体传感器通常被用来监测氧气和有毒气体的水平，但所使用的技术仍然基于20世纪50年代的设计。该项目的预期结果是在材料设计方面取得根本性进展，这些材料不受湿度变化的影响，并对特定气体具有选择性。这将为新一代低成本、小型化、选择性传感器提供基础，用于可穿戴式有毒气体传感器，并用作氢动力汽车的检漏器。

This project aims to develop and implement an alternative approach to the current methods of monitoring of oxygen and toxic gas levels. The aim is to use novel gelled electrolytes based on ionic liquids and polymers, combined with miniaturised sensor devices, to create a robust membrane-free and spill-less design. Amperometric gas sensors are commonly employed to monitor oxygen and toxic gas levels, but the technology used is still based on a 1950s design. The expected outcome of the project is to make fundamental advances in the design of materials that are not affected by humidity changes and which impart selectivity towards particular gases. This will provide the basis for a new generation of low-cost, miniaturised, selective sensors for use in applications such as wearable toxic gas sensors, and as leak detectors on hydrogen-powered vehicles.