Dartmouth, Nova Scotia builder of autonomous in-situ ocean instruments — environmental DNA samplers and microfluidic lab-on-chip nutrient sensors built on a patented optical absorbance cell measuring phosphate, nitrate and alkalinity.
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Dartmouth Ocean Technologies builds autonomous in-situ ocean instruments from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, specializing in environmental DNA sample collection and designing and manufacturing lab-on-chip sensor systems. Its lab-on-chip line is described on the company's own product page as a "Microfluidic wet-chemistry sensor featuring patented and proprietary 'Inlaid Optical Cell Technology'", which the company says reduces reagent consumption, decreases reaction time and reduces power draw. The sensors are self-powered and self-logging for real-time measurement, configurable for towed systems, uncrewed vehicles, gliders, ROVs, observation ships, buoys and profiling floats, and are offered for alkalinity, phosphate, and nitrate and phosphate measurement.
Its lab-on-chip is described as a microfluidic wet-chemistry sensor featuring patented and proprietary Inlaid Optical Cell Technology, reducing reagent consumption, reaction time and power draw. dartmouthocean.com
Its phosphate sensor uses colorimetric absorbance spectrophotometry with the phosphomolybdenum blue assay, supplied to support cyanobacterial bloom research. dartmouthocean.com
Fugro trialled the first automated DOT environmental DNA sampler, developed with NatureMetrics, for biodiversity studies. dartmouthocean.com
Dalhousie University scientists deployed the DOT environmental DNA sampler in Antarctica. dartmouthocean.com
Featured in a CMC Microsystems story on Dalhousie microfluidics, which notes the use of precision etching techniques originally developed for semiconductors. cmc.ca
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Microfluidic optical sensor
A microfluidic wet-chemistry sensor built on patented Inlaid Optical Cell Technology, self-powered and self-logging, offered in alkalinity, phosphate, and nitrate and phosphate variants for towed systems, uncrewed vehicles, gliders, ROVs, buoys and profiling floats.
Learn moreAutonomous water sampler
An autonomous environmental DNA water sampler, trialled by Fugro in an automated configuration developed with NatureMetrics and deployed in Antarctica by Dalhousie University scientists.
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Joint development of the automated DOT-NM environmental DNA autosampler, trialled by Fugro for biodiversity studies.
DOT supplied a lab-on-chip phosphate sensor using colorimetric absorbance spectrophotometry with the phosphomolybdenum blue assay to support cyanobacterial bloom research.
Fugro trialled the first automated DOT environmental DNA sampler, developed with NatureMetrics, for marine biodiversity studies.
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Arnold Furlong
Chief Executive Officer, President and Founder
Vincent Sieben
Chief Technology Officer
Tom Knox
General Manager
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