Licensable Technologies : Materials : Nanotechnology

Volatile Chemical Reagent Detector

Abstract
A polymer and fluorescence-based chemical sensor.

Application(s)

• explosive sensors for safety/security 
• chemical warfare detector
• water/air quality
• quality control in gas/liquid manufacturing

Advantages

• detects both neutral (such as explosives) and ionic molecules
• is nearly fully reversible and therefore highly reuseable
• very high fluorescence leading to high sensitivity
• can be used as a thin film coating
• applicable to both liquids and gases
• can be used with a variety of light sources

IP Status: Available both Exclusively and Non Exclusively

Reference Number: 150

S Number: DOE reference no.(s): 94,699

Patents & Applications:
United States National Patent Number 6780379 Issued on 08/24/2004

Posted: 09-17-2004

Contact
John Russell
Technology Transfer Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, MailStop C334
(505) 665-3941
jrussell@lanl.gov