A moisture-sensitive device is provided that includes a fluid-sensitive battery. Exposure of the battery to urine or some other fluid causes the battery to provide a voltage that can be used to power a transmitter. The transmitter can then provide a wireless transmission indicative of the battery having been exposed to the fluid. This moisture-sensitive device can be provided in a diaper and transmissions produced by the device can be detected using a smart phone or other device and used to indicate to a user that the diaper has been soiled. By powering the transmitter using the fluid-sensitive battery and storing the battery in a dry state, such a device can be stored for a protracted period of time before use.

Various embodiments relate to a gas sensor, including: a carrier, an electrode structure; and a sensor layer in contact with the electrode structure, wherein the sensor layer includes or essentially consists of turbostratic graphite.

A method of fabricating a polymer wire according to the present embodiment includes preparing an electrode platform having a micro gap, forming a plurality of single polymer wires on the electrode platform, and a heat treatment operation of aggregating the plurality of single polymer wires to form an aggregated polymer wire.

A gas measurement device measures gas using a gas sensor including a sense resistance exposed to the gas and a reference resistance not exposed to the gas. The gas measurement device applies a first current value and a second current value to the sensor. A detector functions to detect a first resistance variation and a second resistance variation of the sense resistance exposed to the gas with respect to the reference resistance as a function of the first current value and the second current value, respectively. The resistance variation dependent on relative humidity is then determined as a function of the first and second resistance variations and a first constant. The resistance variation dependent on gas content is then determined as a function of the first and second resistance variations and a second (different) constant.

An environmental sensor and an environmental parameter measurement and prediction method, the environmental sensor comprising: a sensing element configured to sense an instant sensing characteristic value, so as to apply sending; an integrated circuit used for continuously obtaining the instant sensing characteristic value and an instant clock signal and obtaining via calculation an instant environmental parameter, so as to apply storing and outputting. A physical and chemical properties function corresponding to the sensing element is provided for the integrated circuit. Under a prediction model, the integrated circuit utilizes the physical and chemical properties function to conduct prediction calculation to obtain an actual environmental parameter, so as to apply storing and sending according to a current instant environmental parameter and an instant clock signal and at least one set of pre-stored instant environmental parameter and instant clock signal.

The invention discloses a humidity sensor based on squaraine polymer and the preparation method and use thereof. Specifically, the humidity sensor disclosed by the invention comprises a coating material and an interdigital electrode, wherein the coating material is a squaraine polymer as shown in formula I, n is an integer of 40-50, the coating material is brushed on the interdigital electrode, and the thickness is 100-400 microns. The humidity sensor disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the preparation is convenient, and the operation is simple; the response time is short, and the response for humidity change is higher than that of common metallic oxides; the recovery time is short, and the device performance is stable; the humidity hysteresis of the device is high under high humidity environment.

A micromechanical moisture-sensor device and a corresponding manufacturing method. The micromechanical moisture-sensor device is equipped with a first electrode device situated on the substrate; a second electrode device situated on the substrate; an electrical insulation device situated between the first electrode device and the second electrode device which includes a first area, which is in contact with the first electrode device and the second electrode device, and which includes a second area, which is exposed by the first electrode device and the second electrode device; a moisture-sensitive functional layer, which is applied across the first electrode device and the second electrode device and the second area of the insulation device lying between them in such a way that it forms a moisture-sensitive resistive electrical shunt at least in some areas between the first electrode device and the second electrode device.

A method of determining a condition within a wellbore. The method comprises introducing a tubular member in a wellbore extending through a subterranean formation, the tubular member comprising a downhole article including a deformable material disposed around a surface of the tubular member, electrically conductive elements dispersed within the deformable material. The method includes measuring at least one electrical property of the deformable material. At least one of water ingress into the wellbore or an amount of expansion of the deformable material is determined based on the at least one measured electrical property. Related downhole systems and other related methods are also disclosed.

A device for detecting moisture for an arrangement for monitoring an access to a patient for a system by which, via a flexible line, a liquid is fed to a patient and/or a liquid is fed out from the patient, and in particular for monitoring the vascular access in extra-corporeal blood treatment and particularly for monitoring a central venous catheter for acute dialysis includes at least a portion which can be deformed into a sleeve and placed around the circumference of the flexible line or of a connecting system. The portion in sleeve form has fastening means for fixing it in place in the position in which it surrounds the flexible line or the connecting system. The portion in sleeve form allows the device to be fastened quickly and securely to a flexible line or a connecting system.

A method of evaluating a solid fraction of a target pharmaceutical sample by means of a solid fraction sensor is disclosed with the solid fraction sensor including a first conductor element, a second conductor element, an operation space and an energy source arranged to generate an electric field in the operation space by means of the first conductor element and the second conductor element. The method including positioning the target pharmaceutical sample in the operation space of the solid fraction sensor, determining a capacitance between the first and second conductor element with the target pharmaceutical sample located in the operation space, and converting the determined capacitance together with information about a composition of a reference pharmaceutical sample having the essentially same dielectric properties as the target pharmaceutical sample and about a thickness of the reference pharmaceutical sample into a solid fraction of the target pharmaceutical sample.