Serendipity: Genesis of the Electrochemical Instrumentation at Princeton Applied Research Corporation

J. B. Flato
J. B. Flato & Associates, Lafayette, CA 94549
J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (4), p 656
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p656
Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2007

Abstract

Development of commercial scientific instrumentation is very different from constructing a single device to be used in a researcher's laboratory. The history of the development of Princeton Applied Research Corporation's first electrochemistry instrument is used to illustrate the process and to review, by example, the pitfalls that may arise when scientists with little or no commercial or practical engineering experience undertake the development of a product destined for commercial manufacturing and distribution.

Keywords (Audience):

Graduate Education / Research

Keywords (Domain):

Analytical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Symposium Report

Keywords (Subject):

Electrochemistry

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