Gas measurement for air plasma generators

空气等离子发生器的气体测量

• 批准号: 10090661
• 金额: $ 1.41万
• 依托单位: FOURTH STATE MEDICINE LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10090661
• 关键词: Gas; measurement; air; plasma; generators

Plasma, ionised gas, is the fourth state of matter after solid, liquid and gas. The sun, the aurora and lightning are all natural examples, while plasma technologies include advanced silicon etching machines, space propulsion systems and nuclear fusion reactors.Atmospheric pressure plasma technologies can be used for chemical synthesis - scrambling molecules of nitrogen and oxygen in air, to produce nitrogen oxides and ozone. This mimics natural processes in lightning strikes and the atmosphere.These air-derived reactive gases - reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) - have antimicrobial, bioactive and chemical effects. Their potential industrial applications span chemicals, hygiene, agriculture, food, bioprocesses and healthcare. Fourth State's mission is to make the biochemical benefits of RONS accessible - anywhere, anytime - with just air and electricity, using its patented Air Plasma technology.One of the RONS generated by air-plasma, nitric oxide (chemical formula NO - not to be confused with nitrogen dioxide, NO2, or nitrous oxide, N2O) has been called a "miracle molecule" by scientists, due to its surprisingly important, diverse biological roles in animals, plants, fungi and microbes. NO is produced by almost every cell in the human body for a wide range of effects, including antimicrobial/anti-tumour action, control of blood flow and wound healing. Its discovery was awarded the 1998 Nobel prize in Physiology/Medicine. NO is used routinely as an inhaled drug, and was recently investigated as a COVID-19 rescue therapy. Numerous NO-based therapies are currently in development, but the limitations of conventional sources of NO - high pressure compressed gas cylinders and various chemicals - are a barrier to widespread use in healthcare and other applications.Fourth State currently sells its portable air plasma generators to translational researchers (NOxLab R&D products) and third party integrators/OEMs (ModuNOx OEM solutions). These products provide customers with an easy, (cost-)effective, safe and sustainable source of NO (and/or other RONS if desired). Users of NOxLab R&D products can quickly establish correct settings for their intended RONS application in a laboratory, before scaling up to pilot- and full-scale deployment through ModuNOx OEM solutions.This A4I project with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) builds directly on previous collaborations, aimed at high-precision measurement of RONS generated by Fourth State's products. The first project between Fourth State and NPL was successfully delivered during the pandemic, through the Measurement for Recovery (M4R) programme - a case study on this project was recently published on NPL's website.

血浆，离子气体是固体，液体和气体后的第四个物质状态。太阳，极光和闪电都是自然的例子，而等离子体技术包括先进的硅蚀刻机，太空推进系统和核融合反应堆。大磷型等离子体血浆技术可用于化学合成 - 努力合成 - 在空气中，到空气中的氮和氧气分子拼凑出来产生氮氧化物和臭氧。这些模仿了雷击和大气中的自然过程。这些空气衍生的反应性气体 - 活性氧和氮种（RONS）具有抗菌，生物活性和化学作用。它们的潜在工业应用涵盖了化学物质，卫生，农业，食品，生物处理和医疗保健。第四州的任务是使用其专利的空气等离子体技术，使Rons的生化益处（随时随地）都可以通过空气和电力来访问。由于它在动物，植物，真菌和微生物中，科学家在其出人意料的重要，多样的生物学作用中，与氮，NO2或一氧化二氧化物混淆，被科学家称为“奇迹分子”。人体中几乎每个细胞都会产生NO，从而产生广泛的影响，包括抗菌/抗肿瘤作用，控制血流和伤口愈合。它的发现获得了1998年诺贝尔生理学/医学奖。 NO通常用作吸入药物，最近被研究为COVID-19-19S救援疗法。目前正在开发许多基于许多基于的疗法，但是NO -高压压缩气缸和各种化学物质的常规来源的局限性是医疗保健和其他应用程序广泛使用的障碍。四个州目前将其便携式空气等离子体发电机出售给翻译研究人员（NOXLAB R＆D产品）和第三方集成商/OEM（Modunox OEM解决方案）。这些产品为客户提供了简单，有效，安全和可持续的NO（如果需要的话）。 Noxlab研发产品的用户可以快速为其在实验室中的RONS应用程序建立正确的设置，然后通过Modunox OEM解决方案扩展到飞行员和全尺度部署。该A4I项目与国家物理实验室（NPL）直接建立在以前的基础上合作旨在对第四州产品产生的RON的高精度测量。第四州和NPL之间的第一个项目是通过恢复测量（M4R）计划在大流行期间成功交付的 - 该项目的案例研究最近发表在NPL的网站上。