Hydrogel
Swelling Kinetics Monitoring System:
System Specifications
Probes
Pressure transducer, sensor nest, cap & mesh
Various pressure transducers can be adapted to the system
Hydrogel Sample Size
M-Biotech's Hydrogel Swelling Kinetics Monitoring System is
designed to work with disc-shaped hydrogel samples with diameters
in the range of 3 mm - 15 mm, and thickness in the ranges of
0.1 mm - 3 mm.
Solution Container
The solution container is customized for researchers' needs
Data Acquisition Unit
Model: HP 34970A with HP 34901A 20 channel Multiplexer and HP
34907A Multifunction Module
Analog output: 2DAC, up to +/- 12V
Analog input: 20 voltage inputs
Data transfer: RS232C
Automatic Solution Feeding System
Digital I/O: 8 Form C digital output controlled by PC via USB
M-Biotech's Hydrogel Swelling Kinetics Monitoring System comes
with easy-to-use Windows-based software for controlling the
experiment and collecting and storing the swelling data.
Analysis software: AP Benchlink, capable of remote setting for
HP 34970A and data acquisition by RS232C.
Control software: (1) sequence control of pumps for feeding
and draining solution based on preset timer, (2) manual & automatic
mode, (3) run time setup for pumps and measurements based on
real time.
PC requirements: Pentium III, 20MB HDD, 64MB RAM, RS232C, USB,
and Windows 98SE, 2000, XP.
