SBIR/STTR Research Award
Optical Instrumentation for MEMS Oscillatory Parallel-Plate Rheometer
Award amount
$89,991Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Commerce
- Branch
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Recipient company
- AGILTRON, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2011-08-01
- Contract end date
- 2012-02-28
- UEI
- K33SCYLG8EN1
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- 9.06.05.63-R
Research abstract
Leveraging Agiltron’s industrial leading developments for optical measurement of motion in MEMS devices, we propose to use electro-optical sensors for measuring the displacement and gap in the NIST micro-rheometer. No electrical connections are required to the moving parts. All electronics and optics are removed from the chip so that it is inexpensive and disposable. A fixed, simple micro-fluidic channel is added to cover plate to allow automated calibrated filling of the sample volume. The technical approach will be proved in Phase 1 through the numerical analysis, design and experiments. Complete drawings will be delivered to NIST at the end of Phase 1. A portable prototype instrument with multiple, disposable sensor chips will be fabricated in Phase 2 for testing and delivery to NIST.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- MEMS Chip for Chemical Vapor Sampling and Analysis
- Conductive Transmissive Coating for Enhanced-Absorption Thin Film Solar Cells
- Conductive Transmissive Coating for Enhanced-Absorption Thin Film Solar Cells
- Fast Octavespanning OPEN (Optical-Pumping ENhanced) ID (Infrared Detectors)
- Light-Weight Solar Cells with High Specific Power and Conversion Efficiency
Research funding history
234 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2001–2017). Reported award amounts total $47,152,840. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security