Microlink Application Stories

Microlink systems are used in industrial, educational, R & D and medical situations. Here are a few applications, followed by links to research which utilised a Microlink system.

Environmental Monitoring

Data Acquisition System Aids Climate Change Research

Instrumentation of metal recycling

Weather screens help fire fighters

Condition Monitoring

Monitoring the Temperature of Hospital Liquid Nitrogen Freezers

Laboratory Instrumentation

Automating an electrodeposition laboratory

Materials Testing

Automatic analysis of china clay

Product Testing

Testing internal combustion engines

Rigorous safety testing of new trains

Research and Development

Monitoring radioactive metal removal

Research Papers and Articles on Other Sites

Microlinks are often used in research and these links take you directly to the resulting papers and articles.

• Gas explosion venting in elongated enclosures (such as process vessels or drying ovens), Pritchard D. K., Allsopp J. A. and Eaton G. T.; Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton
• The efficiency of immobilised glutamate oxidase decreases with surface enzyme loading: an electrostatic effect, and reversal by a polycation significantly enhances biosensor sensitivity , Colm P. McMahona, Gaia Rocchittaab, Pier A. Serraab, Sarah M. Kirwana, John P. Lowryb and Robert D. O'Neill; Analyst, 2006, 131, 68-72
• Major differences in the behaviour of carbon paste and carbon fibre electrodes in a protein-lipid matrix: implications for voltammetry in vivo, David A. Kane and Robert D. O'Neill; The Analyst, 1998.
• Comparison of simple aromatic amines for electrosynthesis of permselective polymers in biosensor fabrication, Jennifer D. Craig and Robert D. O'Neill ; Analyst, 2003, 128 (7), 905 - 911.
• Electrosynthesis and permselective characterisation of phenol-based polymers for biosensor applications , Jennifer D. Craig and Robert D. O'Neill ; Analytica Chimica Acta, Oct 2003.
• Comparisons of platinum, gold, palladium and glassy carbon as electrode materials in the design of biosensors for glutamate, Neill, R.D. / Chang, S.-C. / Lowry, J.P. / McNeil, C.J.; Bioelectronics Volume 19, Issue 11, Pages 1521-1528 - Jun 2004.
• Design variations of a polymer–enzyme composite biosensor for glucose: Enhanced analyte sensitivity without increased oxygen dependence , Colm P. McMahon, Sarah J. Killoran and Robert D. O’Neill; Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Volume 580, Issue 2, 1 July 2005, Pages 193-202
• Mechanical behaviour of articular cartilage under tensile cyclic load , G. Bellucci, B. B. Seedhom; Rheumatology 2001; 40: 1337-1345.
• The use of temperature gradient tunnels for studying the combined effect of CO2, temperature and water availability in N2 fixing alfalfa plants, I ARANJUELO, J J IRIGOYEN, P PEREZ, R MARTINEZ-CARRASCO, M SANCHEZ-DÍAZ (2005) Annals of Applied Biology . 146 (1), 51–60.
• Competitive sorption of protons and metal cations onto kaolinite: experiments and modeling , Ilona Heidmann, Iso Christl, Christian Leu and Ruben Kretzschmar; Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume 282, Issue 2, 15 February 2005, Pages 270-282
• Evaluation of spin resonance spectroscopy of red blood cell membranes to detect malignant hyperthermia susceptibility, PJ Halsall, FR Ellis, PF Knowles - Br J Anaesth, 1992
• In situ rheometry of cohesive sediments under water wave pressure, B. Babatope, , P.R. Williams and D.J.A. Williams; Continental Shelf Research Volume 26, Issue 4, March 2006, Pages 488-498
• An instrument for studying cavitation phenomena in liquids subjected to tension generated ab initio and by free-surface reflection of compressional waves , P R Williams et al; 1998 Meas. Sci. Technol. 9 976-982
• Corrosion monitoring on stainless steel under condensing nitric acid conditions, K. Hladky et al; University of Manchester Department of Science and Technology.
• Use of ultrasound to determine variation of carbon dispersion in carbon black filled HDPE melts, Smith G.D., Brown E.C., Barnwell D., Martin K., Coates P.D; Plastics, Rubber and Composites, May 2003, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 167-172(6)
• The onset of nonlinear viscoelasticity in multiaxial creep of glassy polymers: A constitutive model and its application to PMMA, P. J. Dooling, C. P. Buckley, S. Hinduja; Polymer Engineering & Science Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 892 - 904
• Coaxial ion beam/infrared laser beam spectrometer for investigating infrared spectra of doubly positively charged molecules (molecular dications), Ramadan Abusen, Simon G. Cox, Andrew D. J. Critchley, Alan N. Hughes, Faye Kemp, Iain R. McNab, Ralph C. Shiell, and Fiona E. Smith; Review of Scientific Instruments, February 2002 -- Volume 73, Issue 2, pp. 241-254.
• Biomechanics of the Mandible Part I: Measurement of Mandibular Functional Deformation Using Custom-Fabricated Displacement Transducers , Jehad Al-Sukhun, Miia Helenius, Christian Lindqvist and John Kelleway; Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Volume 64, Issue 7, July 2006, Pages 1015-1022
• Hydroxyapatite solubility in simple inorganic solutions, Chen, Z.-F. / Darvell, B.W. / Leung, V.W.-H.; Archives of Oral Biology, May 2004.
• Passive tactile sensibility in edentulous subjects treated with dental implants: A pilot study, El-Sheikh, A.M. / Hobkirk, J.A. / Howell, P.G.T. / Gilthorpe, M.S.; Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry Jan 2004.
• Different _a2 adrenoceptor subtypes control noradrenaline release and cell firing in the locus coeruleus of wildtype and monoamine oxidase-A knockout mice, C. A. Owesson, I. Seif, D. P. McLaughlin and J. A. Stamford; European Journal of Neuroscience Volume 18 Issue 1 Page 34 - July 2003.
• Altered presynaptic function in monoaminergic neurons of monoamine oxidase-A knockout mice, C. A. Owesson, S. E. Hopwood, L. F. Callado, I. Seif, D. P. McLaughlin and J. A. Stamford; European Journal of Neuroscience Volume 15 Issue 9 Page 1516 - May 2002.
• The Longitudinal Young's Modulus of Cortical Bone in the Midshaft of Human Femur and its Correlation with CT Scanning Data, M. Cuppone, B. B. Seedhom, E. Berry, A. E. Ostell; Calcif Tissue Int 74(3): 302-309, 2004.
• Cavitation Properties of Oils Under Dynamic Stressing by Tension, P. R. Williams and R. L. Williams; Journal of Fluids Engineering , March 2005, Volume 127, Issue 2, pp. 282-289
• Laminarisation and re-transition of a turbulent boundary layer subjected to favourable pressure gradient , M. P. Escudier, A. Abdel-Hameed, M. W. Johnson, C. J. Sutcliffe; Experiments in Fluids, Volume 25, Issue 5 - 6, Oct 1998, Pages 491 - 502.
• PC controlled potentiometric titrations as part of measurements of absolute aggregation rate, M. Schudel et al; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
• The response of pipes to internal pressure loads generated by gaseous detonations, G. O. Thomas and G. L. Oakley; Centre for Explosion Studies, Department of Physics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
• Blade-Vortex Interactions in High Pressure Steam Turbines, V. S. P. Chaluvadi; Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.
• Monitoring of PV systems at the Centre for Renewable Energy and Eco-Energy House, S. B. Riffat, S. A. Omer, R. Wilson; School of the Built Environment, The University of Nottingham
• Controlling a mass spectrometer for molecular dications, Ramadan Abusen et al; University of Newcastle upon Tyne

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