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[August 2001]
Malvern Acquires Exclusive Rights to Patented Technology from ALV
Malvern Instruments Ltd (Malvern, Worcs, England) has acquired the exclusive rights to patented technology from ALV GmbH (Langen, Germany). The technology, which is known as NIBS (non-invasive backscatter), enables the reliable measurement of submicron particles over a wide range of sample concentrations in a single instrument.
It has particular application in the measurement of colloidal systems, proteins and macromolecules in solution, as well as traditional applications in the chemical industry.
The technology comprises a patented optical system with a unique layout that offers high sensitivity combined with the ability to measure at high sample concentrations. Traditional approaches to the measurement of submicron particles are said to require that the instrument design be focussed on either high concentration or high sensitivity, whereas the NIBS technology is equally adept at both.
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