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US 5,312,587 AGranted
Microcalorimeters
AssigneeMicroscal Limited
InventorsCharles Templer, Alexander J. Groszek
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Abstract
A sensitive and stable microcalorimeter comprises a cell (1) for a sample of material to be studied and for retaining the sample. The cell walls (2) are of an inert material such as PTFE, and temperature sensors (7) are located within the cell walls at specified positions.
Claims5
A microcalorimeter having a sample cell and means for retaining a sample within the cell, wherein the cell is formed of a fluorinated polymer which is thermally insulating and has an inner wall defining a volume for containing said sample;
- and further having temperature sensing means embedded within the polymer forming the cell, said temperature sensing means being located a predetermined distance from said inner wall and exterior to said volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.