Download MICROX TX3 - Loligo Systems

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1
Preface................................................................................................................ 1
2
Safety Guidelines............................................................................................... 2
3
Description of the Microx TX3 Device.............................................................. 4
4
Required Basic Equipment ............................................................................... 7
5
Fiber-Optic Oxygen Microsensors: Sensors and Housings .......................... 8
5.1
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.2
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
6
Sensor Characteristic.................................................................................................................. 8
Design of the Sensor Tips......................................................................................................... 11
Optical Isolation ........................................................................................................................ 13
Housings of Oxygen-Sensitive Microsensors ..................................................14
Needle-Type Housing Oxygen Microsensors............................................................................ 15
Flow-Through Cell Housed Oxygen Microsensors.................................................................... 17
Implantable Microsensors ......................................................................................................... 19
Description of Microx TX3 Software .............................................................. 21
6.1
Software Installation and Starting the Instrument ...........................................21
6.2
Function and Description of the Microx TX3 Program.....................................22
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
6.3
7
Oxygen-Sensitive Microsensors..........................................................................8
Menu Bar................................................................................................................................... 23
Control Bar................................................................................................................................ 28
Graphical Window..................................................................................................................... 33
Status Bar ................................................................................................................................. 34
Subsequent Data Handling ................................................................................34
Calibration of Oxygen-Sensitive Microsensors ............................................ 36
7.1
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.1.5
7.2
7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.2.4
7.2.5
7.3
7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
7.3.4
7.3.5
Calibration of Needle-Type Oxygen Microsensors...........................................36
Preparation of the Calibration Standards.................................................................................. 36
Mounting the Needle-Type Microsensors ................................................................................. 37
Calibration without Automatic Temperature Compensation...................................................... 39
Calibration with Automatic Temperature Compensation........................................................... 43
Manual Calibration .................................................................................................................... 46
Calibration of Flow-Through Housed Oxygen Microsensors ..........................48
Preparation of the Calibration Standards.................................................................................. 48
Mounting the Flow-Through Housed Oxygen Microsensors ..................................................... 48
Calibration without Automatic Temperature Compensation...................................................... 50
Calibration with Automatic Temperature Compensation........................................................... 53
Manual Calibration .................................................................................................................... 55
Calibration of Implantable Oxygen Microsensors............................................57
Preparation of the Calibration Standards.................................................................................. 57
Mounting the Implantable Microsensors ................................................................................... 58
Calibration without Automatic Temperature Compensation...................................................... 59
Calibration with Automatic Temperature Compensation........................................................... 63
Manual Calibration .................................................................................................................... 67