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Potentiostat

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Background

  • Nice wikipedia description of what a potentiostat is here.

  • CheapStat -- PLOSOne article here -- they use a DIY design to assess ascorbic acid in orange juice, cyanide in water, acetaminophen content of over-the-counter pain medication, and arsenic in water. Neat!

  • An open potentiostat at Cornell is here

Uses

  • Assess arsenic, cyanide, other contaminants / toxins in water
  • Educational
  • Identifying toxins / ingredients in foodstuffs

Development

  • olm-pstat - repository for the PLOTS/PVOS Open Lab Monitor potentiostat peripheral
  • source code from Jack Summers' DIY potentiostat
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