Dielectric electrolyte measurement device
AssigneeIndiana University Research and Technology Corporation
InventorsAfshin Izadian, Robert L. Bacallao
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Abstract
A system, device and apparatus for measuring electrolytes, where an electrical charge is applied to a measurement portion to draw ions from a liquid to a gel-solution via at least one electric field. The gel-solution containing the extracted ions is excited with light of a predetermined wavelength from an emitter. A receiver detects the illumination of the ions as a result of the excited gel-solution, and a processor converts the detected intensities of the illumination to a biologically useful value representing ionic concentration.
Claims20
A method for monitoring electrolytes in a liquid, comprising the steps of:
- applying an electric field to separate ions from the liquid into a gel-solution;
- exciting the gel-solution, containing the separated ions, with light of a predetermined wavelength;
- optically detecting the illumination of the ions in the gel-solution resulting from the excitation;
- and
- converting intensities of the detected illumination to a value representing one or more concentration values for the ions.
A system for monitoring electrolytes in a liquid, comprising:
- a circuit configured to apply an electric field to separate ions from the liquid into a gel-solution;
- a light emitter configured to excite the gel-solution, containing the separated ions, with light of a predetermined wavelength;
- a receiver configured to optically detect the illumination of the ions in the gel-solution resulting from the excitation;
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- a processing device configured to determine intensities of the detected illumination, and to convert the intensities to a value representing one or more concentration values for the ions.
A method for monitoring electrolytes in a liquid, comprising the steps of:
- exciting a gel-solution, containing ions separated from a liquid, with light of a predetermined wavelength;
- optically detecting the illumination of the ions in the gel-solution resulting from the excitation;
- and
- converting intensities of the detected illumination to a value representing one or more concentration values for the ions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.