Small-scale temperature recorder for use with active radio-frequency identification device to monitor temperature of e.g. flowers, has sensing cell comprising conductive electrodes connected to electric property measuring device

Ingo Dierking (Other), H GLEESON (Other), I DIERKING (Other), P BRIMICOMBE (Other), S KAUR (Other), B GRIEVE (Other), N WOODYATT (Other), J WASIKIEWICZ (Other), S YEATES (Other), M TURNER (Other)

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    Abstract

    Abstract: NOVELTY - The recorder has a reactant mixture comprising an initiator initiating cross-linking of a reactive monomer to form sensing material (20) that provides a record of temperature of a sensing cell (10) when cross-linking occurs. The sensing material comprises a cross-linked network dispersed within liquid crystalline material, where the network is formed from the monomer. The sensing cell comprises electrically conductive electrodes (14) connected to an electric property measuring device i.e. capacitance measuring device, arranged to measure electric property of the sensing material. USE - Small-scale temperature recorder for use with an active radio-frequency identification (RFID) device to monitor temperature of perishable goods e.g. flowers and vegetables. ADVANTAGE - The recorder can be easily integrated into an electronic system and the sensing temperature need not be close to phase transition temperature of the liquid crystal material. The electric property measuring device prevented from being connected to the sensing cell at the time of cross-linking, so that a temperature sensor does not require a source of electrical power to record the temperature at given time, thus reducing cost of the recorder. The recorder is simple in size. The recorder can be read at the point of destination via a passive RFID device, so that temperature can be read in a real-time manner.
    Original languageEnglish
    Patent numberWO2012007347-A1 ; US2013114642-A1 ; EP2593761-A1
    Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 2010

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