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EP 0830590 A1 19980325 - PH-SENSITIVE MICROSENSOR AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IT

Title (en)

PH-SENSITIVE MICROSENSOR AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING IT

Title (de)

PH-SENSITIVER MIKROSENSOR, SOWIE VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

MICROCAPTEUR SENSIBLE AU PH ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION ASSOCIE

Publication

EP 0830590 A1 19980325 (DE)

Application

EP 96915992 A 19960604

Priority

DE 9601021 W 19960604
DE 19520059 A 19950606
DE 29512999 U 19950812

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9639624A1] The invention concerns a pH-sensitive microsensor with sensor diaphragm. The latter is formed by laser ablation and can be produced by ablation from aluminium oxide or another material. This results in a sensor with very low drift.

IPC 1-7

G01N 27/28

IPC 8 full level

G01N 27/333 (2006.01); G01N 27/403 (2006.01); G01N 27/414 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 27/333 (2013.01); G01N 27/3271 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9639624A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9639624 A1 19961212; EP 0830590 A1 19980325

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9601021 W 19960604; EP 96915992 A 19960604