Lab on a Chip

Chemical sensing wherever you need it – not just in the lab

Speed of analysis, portability and affordability have all been attributes eluding the highly sensitive chemical sensing market to date. Most equipment resides in a lab and requires precise procedures to accurately measure a sample. This approach doesn't fit the demands of today's market. Whether it be biohazard detection or Industrial process control – time, selectivity and speed are critical. Today’s requirements demand new, more versatile generation of technology taking diagnostic capability out of the traditional laboratory setting to the point of use.

Nviro's Casect Lab-on-a-Chip technology is the next generation.

The Nviro technology is a patented plasma emission detector embedded on a glass microchip. This technology has been demonstrated to yield selectivity and sensitivity measures greater than that of lab-based equipment, yet it can come in a portable form. This allows field-based resources to obtain the data they need in a matter of minutes, rather than hours or days.

Both environmental and security concerns are driving the need to sample the air around us in order to detect and deal with pollutants, bio-hazards and other concerns.

• US market for chemical sensing expected to be $4.9 billion by 2009
• Growth in the environmental sector is supported by trends in regulatory standards regarding building air quality (e.g. sick building syndrome)
• Current technology doesn't meet the growing and expanding demands