Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	EP/F008848/1
Title:	Microengineering of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers using RP techniques
Principal Investigator:	Taylor, Professor S
Other Investigators:	Chalker, Professor PR Sutcliffe, Professor CJ
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:	National Physical Laboratory Q Technologies Ltd SS Scientific Ltd
Department:	Electrical Engineering and Electronics
Organisation:	University of Liverpool
Scheme:	Follow on Fund
Starts:	01 November 2007	Ends:	31 October 2008	Value (£):	113,879
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Control Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Manufacturing Environment Healthcare
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 03 Apr 2007 Follow on Fund 4 Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
The rationale of this follow on project is to provide proof of concept of manufacture of a novel microengineered gas sensor. An emerging range of 3D Rapid Prototyping (RP) microfabrication techniques (namely Selective Laser Melting (SLM) and Digital Light Processing (DLP)) will be used to manufacture a novel microscale vacuum instrument. For the first time RP techniques will be used to fabricate a low cost universal gas sensor utilising a micro-quadrupole mass spectrometer (u-QMS). A comprehensive IP review and market search is to be undertaken. A survey of potential applications, customers and investors will be carried out and next stage Business Plan will be formulated.
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