Imagine shrinking a bulky gas detector down to the size of a tiny computer chip. Instead of expensive, hand-tuned sensors, these are printed on wafers like processor chips, making them incredibly cheap and energy-efficient. It's like moving from a heavy desktop computer to a smartwatch for gas sensing.
Current electrochemical gas sensors are too large, expensive, and power-hungry for mass-market IoT devices. Specifically, there is no commercially available miniaturized, cost-effective, chip-based O2 sensor.
A miniaturized microfabricated electrochemical gas sensor platform capable of wafer-scale production and automated calibration.
If you are a wearable device manufacturer dealing with bulky, power-hungry sensors for breath analysis — this project developed a miniaturized electrochemical sensor that enables real-time monitoring in a compact, energy-efficient form factor.
If you are a hydrogen infrastructure provider dealing with the need for widespread leak detection — this project developed a chip-based O2 sensor that can be mass-produced at a cost as low as 10-20 cents per unit.
If you are an IoT supply chain optimizer dealing with high costs of monitoring air quality in shipments — this project developed a microfabricated sensor platform that reduces price and power consumption for mass-market deployment.
In mass production, the technology promises to reduce the price per sensor to as low as 10-20 cents.
The sensors are microfabricated on wafers using proprietary materials, allowing for automated wafer-scale calibration to reduce complexity and cost.
The project aims to secure relevant Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as part of its transition to TRL 8.
The use of microelectrodes ensures low power consumption by minimizing the measured currents.
The project period runs from 2023-03-01 to 2025-08-31.
The consortium is highly streamlined and industry-focused, consisting of 2 SMEs from Germany and Serbia. With a 100% industry ratio and no academic partners, the project is structured for rapid commercialization and direct market entry rather than basic research.
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