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BioFilms -- Measure/ID biofilms & deposits using vibrations
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This technology is a nanovibrations sensor that detects fouling of water in manufacturing processes, providing information about the type of deposit. Because the technology uses nanovibrations, it is non-intrusive.
One of the major and more frequent problems in ducts, reservoirs and other equipments is the build up of undesirable biofilms and deposits. Fluids flowing in ducts and other equipment usually carry some type of nutrients that favor the development of microbial colonies which attach to surfaces. Additionally, biofilms are matrices that favor the incorporation and development of pathogenic microorganisms, and their release to the external fluid which, in the case of drinking water systems, constitutes a risk to public health. The present invention concerns a simple and economical method and device for in-line real-time monitoring of the formation and removal of biofilms and other deposits in ducts, reservoirs and equipments, using vibrations. The present invention is able to monitor the formation of deposits on surfaces and it can be applied, for example, to fluid distribution systems and fluid heating/cooling systems.
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