DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Microbial sensor system for monitoring the environment and surfaces

Abstract

A microbial sensor, system and method that can be used to determine the biochemical conditions of waters, saturated sediments, unsaturated soils, rhizosphere and other environments is disclosed. The flexibility of the microbial sensor design allows for the monitoring of surfaces (skin, ventilation conduits, etc.). An electrochemical microbial sensor system is composed of an indicator electrode(s) and a reference electrode. The reference electrode employs a hydrogen permeable membrane. The electrochemical system is interfaced into a signal/communication module allowing the manual or automated collection of data from field deployments and laboratory investigations. The data is transmitted using various communication technologies including Bluetooth™, cellular, satellite and radio telemetry to cloud-based data management systems. The stored data may be downloaded by users using open-source dashboard and visualization software to image the various environments and/or surfaces investigated.

Inventors:
;
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Burge Environmental, Inc., Tempe, AZ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1892564
Patent Number(s):
11231385
Application Number:
16/427,012
Assignee:
Burge Environmental, Inc. (Tempe, AZ)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12Q - MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS
DOE Contract Number:  
FOA-0001405; SC0018495
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 05/30/2019
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Burge, Scott R., and Hoffman, David A. Microbial sensor system for monitoring the environment and surfaces. United States: N. p., 2022. Web.
Burge, Scott R., & Hoffman, David A. Microbial sensor system for monitoring the environment and surfaces. United States.
Burge, Scott R., and Hoffman, David A. Tue . "Microbial sensor system for monitoring the environment and surfaces". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1892564.
@article{osti_1892564,
title = {Microbial sensor system for monitoring the environment and surfaces},
author = {Burge, Scott R. and Hoffman, David A.},
abstractNote = {A microbial sensor, system and method that can be used to determine the biochemical conditions of waters, saturated sediments, unsaturated soils, rhizosphere and other environments is disclosed. The flexibility of the microbial sensor design allows for the monitoring of surfaces (skin, ventilation conduits, etc.). An electrochemical microbial sensor system is composed of an indicator electrode(s) and a reference electrode. The reference electrode employs a hydrogen permeable membrane. The electrochemical system is interfaced into a signal/communication module allowing the manual or automated collection of data from field deployments and laboratory investigations. The data is transmitted using various communication technologies including Bluetooth™, cellular, satellite and radio telemetry to cloud-based data management systems. The stored data may be downloaded by users using open-source dashboard and visualization software to image the various environments and/or surfaces investigated.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2022},
month = {1}
}

Patent:

Works referenced in this record:

Microbial sensor system for the assessment of subsurface environments
patent-application, February 2017


Microbial Fuel Cell Power Systems
patent-application, April 2010


Microbial Fuel Cells:  Methodology and Technology
journal, September 2006


Increased generation of electricity in a microbial fuel cell using Geobacter sulfurreducens
journal, May 2009