Optical sensors, contamination requirements

With further work on sensor arraying, more effective means of sensor referencing may be developed to eliminate the effects not only of temperature but also nonspecific binding and test sample contamination. The overall objective is to create label-free optical sensor arrays that require minimal if any temperature stabilization, and as little a priori sample purification as possible. 

Xpert Rule is widely used in industrial and scientific applications, one of them performed in cooperation with NASA and Rockwell Aerospace. It is called NASA s Contamination Control Engineering Design Guidelines Expert System and was developed by Rockwell International s Space Systems Division. It was developed for education in contamination control processes and is designed as an interactive guide to assist with quantifying contamination for sensitive surfaces. The tool enables the user to quantify molecular and particulate contamination requirements for solar arrays, thermal control surfaces, or optical sensors [24],... 

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