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Optical CO2 Sensors & Meters

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Company Overview: PreSens Precision Sensing GmbH, established in 1997, specializes in chemical optical sensor technology. The company provides sensor systems for industries such as bioprocess control, environmental research, and the food and beverage sector. Their products focus on non-invasive and low-maintenance solutions for oxygen, pH, and CO2 measurement. PreSens is ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified, ensuring high-quality management standards.
Product Range: PreSens offers a diverse range of sensor systems, including optical CO2 sensors, microsensors, and imaging solutions. These products are suitable for applications from small-scale laboratories to large industrial processes, featuring pre-calibrated and contactless measurement capabilities.
Industries Served: The company serves sectors such as food and beverage, biology, environmental research, medical research, and industrial applications. They provide customized solutions for companies like Nestlé and Heineken, with applications in tissue engineering and bioprocess development.
CO2 Measurement Solutions: PreSens offers devices like the pCO2 mini and pCO2 micro meters for precise CO2 monitoring. These sensors support non-invasive and in-process monitoring with measurement ranges from 0.04% to 25% CO2.
Applications and Benefits: CO2 sensors are used in bioprocess development to monitor dissolved CO2, ensuring optimal conditions for cell cultures. They are also applied in environmental research to study CO2 effects on marine life and plant physiology, providing continuous monitoring capabilities.
Technical Specifications: CO2 sensors have a measurement range of 1-25% CO2, offering high accuracy and stability. They are compatible with aqueous solutions and have reduced cross-sensitivity to ionic strength, available in various designs for high spatial resolution measurements.
Customization and OEM Solutions: PreSens provides customized sensor technology solutions and OEM sensor components for integration into customer systems, catering to specific application needs.
Specifications: The Needle-type CO2 Microsensor NTH-CDM1 is designed for small volume measurements with a 250 µm tip. It has a measurement range of 0.04 - 5% CO2, with a resolution of ±0.01% at 0.1% CO2 and ±0.1% at 1% CO2. The response time is less than 5 minutes at 25°C and less than 3 minutes at 37°C, compatible with aqueous solutions with a pH range of 4 to 9.
Micromanipulators: Manual and automated micromanipulators are designed for precise microprofiling applications, allowing vibration-free movement in three axes with micrometer reading accuracy.
Applications: Microsensors are used in biological and environmental research, medical and life science research, and sediment, soil, and biofilm profiling, with applications in tissue engineering and microbial activity monitoring.
VisiSens™ CO2 Imaging System: The VisiSens™ system provides 2D visualization of CO2 distributions using fluorescent chemical optical sensor foils, useful for monitoring CO2 dynamics in plant rhizospheres and visualizing CO2 in sediments.
Conclusion: The document details the specifications and applications of PreSens CO2 microsensors and micromanipulators, highlighting their precision and versatility. The VisiSens™ imaging system offers advanced capabilities for visualizing CO2 distributions.
Specifications and Features: The document outlines various optical CO2 sensors and meters, compatible with devices having SMA connectors, designed for atmospheric pressure measurements and temperature stability up to +70°C.
Product Range: The range includes fiber optic carbon dioxide meters, CO2 sensor spots, flow-through cells, needle-type microsensors, and dipping probes, along with imaging solutions like the VisiSens™ TD.
Applications and Industries: Sensors are applicable in biotech, pharma, medical research, food and beverage, and environmental research, offering solutions for online monitoring of O2, pH, and CO2.
Additional Information: PreSens offers over 1,000 items in stock for prompt delivery worldwide, emphasizing precision sensing with non-invasive and online measurement capabilities.
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Optical CO2 Sensors & Meters O2 measurement in solutions C re-calibrated sensors P ontactless measurement of dissolved CO2 C rom µL to m3 scale F 0.04 – 5 % CO2, 1- 25 % CO2 measurement range

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Optical CO2 Sensors & Meters CO2 Is your application missing? Contact us and we find your customized solution!

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@ Company @ Industries @ Meters @ Sensors @ Microsensors © Microprofiling @ Imaging Solutions @ Accessories (26) Product Range Functional Principle

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Optical CO2 Sensors & Meters We bring to light what‘s inside... Products Made in Germany Company Profile PreSens offers a broad range of sensor systems for end users in Bioprocess Control, Biological & Environmental Research, the Food & Beverage industry as well as other industrial applications. Based on research activities started in the 1980‘s PreSens Precision Sensing GmbH was founded in 1997 as a spin-off from the University of Regensburg, Germany. We offer systems for Oxygen measurement in gases and liquids Non-invasive online pH, CO2 and oxygen measurement Oxygen and pH sensors for single-use...

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...and work for the following industries. Biotech & Pharma Research Our Biotech & Pharma business field helps pharmaceutical companies such as Roche and DSM to improve their bioprocess develQuality Control opment with PreSens sensors. With two decades of customer feedback our product development provides efficient solutions for your needs. Food & Beverage A cooperation with the market leader for beverage filling systems, Krones AG, Neutraubling, triggered our Food & Beverage business field in the late 1990‘s. PreSens supplies sensors for checking the oxygen-tightness of packaging and special...

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Optical CO2 Sensors & Meters meters Optical CO2 Meters Online Monitoring of Dissolved CO2 The PreSens CO2 meters are precise fiber optic CO2 measurement devices. While the pCO2 mini can be used with different types of optical CO2 sensors based on a 2 mm fiber, the pCO2 micro works with microsensors in different designs with 250 µm tip diameter. The meters are connected to a PC to run the control software. They are versatile and small and can be used in manifold applications. }} pCO2 mini for non-invasive sensors, robust probes & flow-through cells }} pCO2 micro for high resolution measurements...

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Specifications pCO2 sensors Temperature sensor Temperature performance Power supply Temperature: operating / storage Relative humidity Dimensions Weight Digital interface External trigger Analogue output specifications pCO2 mini pCO2 micro (Prototype) 1 x Pt1000 temperature connector (sensor included) - From 0 °C to + 50 °C, resolution: ± 0.1 °C, accuracy ± 1.0 °C -18 VDC / 5 W (110 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, adapter included) From 0 °C to +50 °C / - 10 °C to + 60 °C Up to 80 % (non condensing) 210 mm x 120 mm x 50 mm 0.65 kg RS232 interface (RJ11 4/4 to DSub9, cable included), RS232 interface...

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Optical CO2 Sensors & Meters sensors Optical CO2 Sensors Non-invasive & In-process Monitoring The CO2 sensors measure the partial pressure of dissolved carbon dioxide. Sensor spots can be fixed to the inner surface of glassware or transparent plastic material. The CO2 concentration can then be measured from the outside through the vessel wall. The same principle of contactless measurement is used in the CO2 flow-through cells to monitor perfusion systems. But also robust probes that can be dipped into the sample or be integrated via port adapters are available. }} Online dissolved carbon dioxide...

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Examples for Applications Biotechnology: CO2 Monitoring in Process Development In bioprocess development & production, monitoring dissolved CO2 in addition to pH and O2 provides valuable information. It ensures stress-free cultivation conditions during mammalian cell culture (e. g. CHO cell line). Constant pH and / or oxygen supply and sufficient nutrition levels are key parameters to optimize yield. Thereby, excess CO2 can act as a stressor or even a toxin to the culture and has to be controlled. The optical CO2 sensors can enhance performance of process monitoring during cultivation in disposables....

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io Optical CO2 Sensors & Meters SET-UP MEASUREMENT RANGE Bottom Dissolved Oxygen Hard- & Software measurement control, evaluation, export, settings, alerts, etc. APPLICATIONPlastic & GlassIndoor & Outdoor from yL to production scale CO2 Sensor Spots SP-CD1 CO2 Flow-Through Cell FTC-CD1 The CO2 sensor spots are the most versatile version of CO2 sensors. They are attached to the inner surface of any transparent vessel, like e. g. glass bioreactors, sight glasses, or flasks. Measurements are then taken contactless from the outside - through the vessel wall. CO2 sensor spots can be delivered untreated...

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Specifications* Measurement range 1 - 25 % CO2 at atmospheric pressure (1013.15 hPa) ± 0.15 % at 6 % CO2 ± 0.5 mmHg at 15 mmHg pCO2 ± 1.2 mmHg at 45 mmHg pCO2 Accuracy** ± 5 % of reading or 0.2 % (1.5 mmHg); whichever is higher Drift at + 37 °C *** typically < 5 % of reading per week Measurement temperature range From + 15 °C to + 45 °C Response time (tg0) at + 20 °C < 3 min. for change from 2 % to 5 % (15 mmHg - 38 mmHg) pCO2 Properties* Compatibility Aqueous solutions, pH 4 - 9 Cross-sensitivity Optical pCO2 sensors display reduced cross-sensitivity to ionic strength (salinity);...

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Optical CO2 Sensors & Meters Measuring with High Spatial Resolution – Sensor Tip below 250 µm pCO2 Microsensors are designed for measuring in small volumes and with high spatial resolution. These sensors are based on a silica fiber with 250 µm diameter, which enables integration into manifold small scale environments. The pCO2 Microsensors are available in different designs - needle-type, implantable or profiling microsensors - and are ideally suited for physiological solutions. }} pCO2 measurements in liquids (0.04 to 5 % pCO2) }} High spatial resolution (250 µm) - precise on-the-spot measurements...

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