Practical pH meters

Medermica, a portfolio company of London-based IPSO Ventures, has developed a new way of measuring pH levels that could save manufacturers time and money.

According to the group, the disposable device can be used for a wide range of commercial, medical and industrial applications as a cheaper alternative to traditional pH testing methods without compromising accuracy.

Peter Knox, chairman of Medermica, explained: ‘At the moment when you go into a lab you pick up a pH meter. It’s a rather cumbersome piece of apparatus that you have to calibrate, but the amount of time and money wasted in setting the machine up every day is quite incredible.

‘About a year and a half ago I thought there must be a better way of doing this. Working with a team of bioengineers, we’ve developed tiny little tips with two tongues of electrodes in them. These are precalibrated and can accurately gauge the pH.’