US5043286A
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Method and sensor for measuring oxygen concentration
Assignee: Hospira Inc
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Filing: 1988-12-14
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Granted: 1991-08-27
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Expires: 2008-12-14
Abstract
Abstract Methods of and luminescent substances for measuring oxygen concentration of a test fluid. A test fluid is contacted with a plastic film containing a luminescent substance, the luminescent emission intensity of which is quenched in the presence of oxygen. The film is subjected to irradiation by light that is strongly absorbed by the luminescent substance, and a measure of the time dependence of luminescent emission intensity I(t) is obtained. Three modes of measuring quenching, and thus the oxygen concentration, from I(t) are described. These modes are insensitive to variation in plastic thickness, concentration of the luminescent substance, and take into account the non-exponential decay of the emission, thereby extending the range over which the film is sensitive. The luminescent substances include metallo derivatives of partially or fully fluorinated porphyrins which are photostable due to the fluorination of the porphyrin ring.
Inventors
- 👤 Gamal-Eddin Khalil
- 👤 Martin P. Gouterman
- 👤 Edmond Green
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:25
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/62; G01N21/63; G01N21/64; G01N21/6428; G01N21/643; A; A61; A61K; A61K49/00; A61K49/001; A61K49/0013; A61K49/0015; A61K49/0017; A61K49/0019; A61K49/0021; G01N2021/6432; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/20; Y10T436/207497; Y10T436/209163; Y10T436/25; Y10T436/25375; Y10T436/255
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of measuring oxygen concentration in a fluid, comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a test fluid with a sensor composition comprising a photostable fluorinated luminescent substance, whose luminescent emission is sensitive to quenching by oxygen, (b) irradiating the composition with light containing wavelengths strongly adsorbed by the fluorinated luminescent substance, (c) terminating the irradiation of step (b), (d) measuring the decay intensity or decay rate of luminescent light emitted by the composition, and (e) determining the oxygen concentration in the test fluid by comparing the decay intensity or decay rate value measured in step (d) with a reference standard.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of measuring oxygen concentration in a fluid, comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a test fluid with a sensor composition comprising a photostable fluorinated luminescent substance, whose luminescent emission is sensitive to quenching by oxygen, (b) irradiating the composition with light containing wavelengths strongly adsorbed by the fluorinated luminescent substance, (c) terminating the irradiation of step (b), (d) measuring the decay intensity or decay rate of luminescent light emitted by the composition, and (e) determining the oxygen concentration in the test fluid by comparing the decay intensity or decay rate value measured in step (d) with a reference standard.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the fluorinated luminescent substance is selected from the group consisting of metallo derivatives of partially or fully fluorinated octaethylporphyrin, tetraphenylporphyrin, tetrabenzporphyrin, or the chlorins, bacteriochlorins, or isobacteriochlorins of said porphyrins.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the metallo derivatives are platinum or palladium derivatives.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the fluorinated luminescent substance comprises one or both of a platinum derivative and a palladium derivative of a tetra(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the sensor composition further comprises the photostable fluorinated luminescent substance admixed in an oxygen-permeable matrix.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the oxygen-permeable matrix is an oxygen-permeable plastic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A photostable, fiber-optic oxygen sensor comprising a partially or wholly fluorine-substituted luminescent substance, whose luminescent emission is sensitive to quenching by oxygen, retained on at least one optical fiber and disposed in a light path of the at least one optical fiber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A photostable, fiber-optic oxygen sensor comprising a partially or wholly fluorine-substituted luminescent substance, whose luminescent emission is sensitive to quenching by oxygen, retained on at least one optical fiber and disposed in a light path of the at least one optical fiber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The sensor of claim 7 wherein the partially or wholly fluorine-substituted luminescent substance is selected from the group consisting of metallo derivatives of partially or fully fluorinated octaethylporphyrin, tetraphenylporphyrin, tetrabenzporphyrin, or the chlorins, bacteriochlorins, or isobacteriochlorins of said porphyrins.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sensor of claim 8 wherein the metallo derivatives are platinum or palladium derivatives.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The sensor of claim 7 wherein the partially or wholly fluorine-substituted luminescent substance comprises one or both of a platinum derivative and a palladium derivative of a tetra(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The sensor of claim 7 wherein the partially or wholly fluorine-substituted luminescent substance is admixed in an oxygen-permeable matrix.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The sensor of claim 11 wherein the oxygen-permeable matrix comprises one or more of polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, cellulose acetate and silicone-polybicarbonate copolymer, with or without a plasticizer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The sensor of claim 11 wherein the oxygen-permeable matrix is an oxygen-permeable plastic.
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