Business description

The company has been developing a sensor for monitoring wetness in adult incontinence diapers. The optical sensor was intended to be incorporated inside the diaper, during the diaper manufacturing process. Over a three year period considerable research has been undertaken to develop a bespoke (patent-pending) sensor. Although the sensor on its own is working fine, from our research findings it is not particularly suitable for incorporation inside diapers for diaper wetness monitoring. However, the sensor may have applications in other areas.

There are two ongoing patents on wetness sensing. The first sensor is based on the expansion of a hydrogel to monitor diaper wetness while the second one is based on light transmission through an optical fibre.

Also for sale is a pre-prototype experimental machine for sensor strip manufacture, based on lamination - approximately one strip per minute. Although the lamination process works, the machine requires additional subsystems to produce a complete sensor strip.

Highlights

• Two ongoing patents (pending grant) concerning sensors for wetness monitoring in incontinence diapers
• A partially built, pre-prototype experimental machine for one of the above stated sensors (fibre optics based) manufacture
• Turnover   Less than £0.5m
• Sector        Engineering, Medical, Technology
• Region       South East England



Interested?

Please contact Debi Harvey at debiharvey@harveyinsolvency.co.uk if you wish to make further enquiries. Statement of interest must be made no later than 21 November 2020.