Apr 24, 2017
Dresden-based researchers present the mobile measurement system sens-o-spheres for the first time
Engineers from the Research Group SmartLab Systems at the TU Dresden Chair of Bioprocess Engineering will, for the first time, present the mobile measurement system sens-o-spheres with a sphere diameter below 8 mm at Hannover Messe until 27 April 2017. It is used for temperature measurement in bioreactors ranging from µL up to m3 scale.
A typical task for this novel development is the wireless transfer of condition data regarding fluids, gases etc. through micro-miniaturised sensors. It is envisaged that the measuring system sens-o-spheres will be applied in the industry, but also in the field of biology or chemistry. It supports manifold objectives from the supervision of biotechnological processes to medical technology where a highly accurate and online transmission of local measuring values is often of great importance.
A consortium headed by Technische Universität Dresden, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Research Group SmartLab Systems, e-nema, Oekoplast, SAAS Systemanalyse und Automatisierungstechnik, the Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems and IMST have taken on this task. The research project “sens-o-spheres” was submitted and funded in the BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) ideas competition “New Products for the Bioeconomy”. It is part of the Federal Government’s “National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030”.
The particular feature is that the measuring spheres move freely within the reaction volume, and thus gradually deliver measured values from all areas of the bioreactor. The sens-o-spheres allow for up to 24 parallel measurements, particularly at so far inaccessible areas, and transmit the measured values wirelessly and continuously to a central base station. With the measured values of the sens-o-spheres, bioprocesses for the bioeconomy can be better tailored.
The sens-o-spheres are presented and put into operation at Hannover Messe in hall 2, stand C50 – “Schaufenster Bioökonomie” (“Showcasing Bioeconomy”).
Media Inquiries:
Dr.-Ing. Felix Lenk
Chair of Bioprocess Engineering
Tel.: +49 (0) 171 3179552