Competitive NO sensors on the market today represent an earlier technology in NO sensor development.The ‘amiNO’ series of NO sensors represents the latest improvements in NO sensor technology increasing sensitivity (signal/unit concentration) by over 100 times compared to currently available sensors.They also have lowered detection limits to below 1 nM. Combined with the superior electronics the ‘inNO’ meter, this allows the system to detect minute changes in NO concentrations. In other words, these sensors are able to differentiate between 10 and 11 nM, as an example.The following is a list of some of the other unique features these sensors offer:
1. The amiNO-IV is the first commercially available sensor that is suitable for in-vivo measurements. It withstands insertion into tough tissues without the danger of breaking the gas permeable membranes.
2. The amiNO-FLAT is the first commercially available sensor designed to monitor the release of NO from a monolayercultured cells and large flat tissue.
3. Most of the sensors offer exceptional sensitivity (signal per unit concentration),enabling the users to monitor minute changes of NO concentrations. Some the sensors offer sensitivity in excess of 700 pA/nM, which is 100 times more sensitivity than any other known commercial sensor. Customized sensors can be fabricated with higher sensitivity. This exceptionally high sensitivity minimizes any significant effects from baseline drift due to temperature variations. This “drift” is the primary drawback of most other commercially available sensors on the market today.
4. The micro sensors are made of metal alloy fibers that enhance performance and extend the useful life of the sensor.