Development of a portable glucose meter based on PIC microcomputer / 中国医疗器械杂志

A portable glucose meter based on PIC microcomputer with data storage, analysis and historical data curve display functions, is presented. The concentration of blood glucose is detected with a glucose oxidase electrode. Test records may be stored and historic data can be displayed on the LCD with a fitting curve.

Fermentation process monitoring and fault detection based on dynamic MPCA / 生物工程学报

A dynamic multiway principle component analysis for on-line batch process monitoring and fault detection was proposed. It integrates the time-lagged windows of process dynamic behavior with the multiway principle component analysis (MPCA). Using multi-model instead of single model, the dynamic MPCA approach emphasizes particularly on-line process performance monitoring and fault defecting. On-line process monitoring of cephalosporin C fermentation was studied, the results demonstrate that the dynamic MPCA method is able to efficiently monitor performance of the fermentation process and exactly detect faults which results in extraordinary behavior of processes.

Neural network detection of abnormalities in fed-batch fermentation / 生物工程学报

During fermentation, it is often difficult to detect the abnormalities, for example, caused by contamination on-line. Instead, the faults were detected usually by off-line laboratory analysis or other ways, which in most cases, is too late to remedy the situation. In this paper, a simple three-layers BP network was used for the early prediction of the amount of product, based on the difference in prediction errors between normal and abnormal charges and other accessorial information, such as profit function and pH value. In addition, three indications characteristic to abnormal charge are incorporated in practical operation. The prediction for Cephalosporin C Fed-batch Fermentation in a Chinese pharmaceutical factory was studied in details as an example and the result shows the abnormal charge can be discovered early successfully using the method.

Software and hardware design for the temperature control system of quantitative polymerase chain reaction / 中国医疗器械杂志

A temperature control system for quantitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is presented in the paper with both software and hardware configuration. The performance of the control system has been improved by optimizing the software and hardware design according to the system's properties. The control system has been proven to have a good repeatability and reliability as well as high control precision.