Soft Lithography Suite for Agricultural Sensor Development

芯片上的实验室设备将化学和生物分析集成到集成芯片上。它们已经被用于即时医疗保健设备。我们的目标是用它们来开发网络化传感器阵列的农业和工业传感器。有了这项技术，农民就可以获得有关土壤和植物健康状况的实时信息。工业设施可以监测其废水，以确保符合法规。食品和饮料制造商可以控制工艺参数并检测污染。

Lab-on-a-chip devices integrate chemical and biological assays onto integrated chips. They have already seen use in point-of-care health devices. We aim to use them to develop agricultural and industrial sensors for networked sensor arrays. With this technology farmers could get real time information on the health of their soil and plants. Industrial facilities could monitor their wastewater to ensure regulatory compliance. Food and drink manufacturers could control process parameters and detect contamination.