Description of capability
- Porous, conductive, MOFs. Can use them as chemiresistors. Any analyte that comes in contact with them changes their resistivity, with much higher sensitivity, and good selectivity.
- They make MOFs that are mixtures (e.g. with Cu, Ni, and Co). From there, they make arrays with all the combinations. With signal processing, you can deconvolute how each analyte triggers the full array.
Key people
Technology Readiness Level (1-9)
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Needs that this could potentially address
- Military applications. Sense gases, nerve agents, chemical weapons, explosives, radiation.
- Detecting methane leaks. Hydrogen leaks.
- Others?
Tech specs
- Can detect anything that can fit in a 2mm diameter pore (6-7 carbons max):
- NH3
- NO2
- Sulfurated vapors
- Others
Estimated time & cost to commercialize
- Two patents filed (not about the signal processing part)