Novel molecule detection device
A molecule detection instrument based on high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry, working at atmospheric pressure.
- Started at
- The client's research
- Reached
- Prototypes that became the client's core technology
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Key figures
- Duration
- 1.5 years
- Prototypes and experiments
- Hundreds
- Drive electronics
- Several kV at 0.8–2.5 MHz, variable frequency and duty cycle
- Mechanics
- Micron-level precision
- Isolation
- Optically isolated electronics
Scope
The job.
Our client had a scientific team and a wealth of ideas. They needed a way from concept to functional prototypes.
What we did.
The system included:
- Flash heating
- Micron-level precision mechanics
- Exotic materials with specialized surface finishes
- Power electronics generating several kilovolts at 0.8–2.5 MHz, with variable frequency and duty cycle
- An ionizer
- Optimized aerodynamic flow
- Optically isolated electronics
- A cooling system
How it went.
We translated their research into engineered prototypes and worked with their team to validate the science. Both the science and the engineering were complex, so the work followed a structured, iterative approach over 1.5 years, through hundreds of prototypes and experiments. It led to the client's core technology.
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