Mobile low field magnetic resonance hardware development

Area of Science:

• Analytical Chemistry
• Spectroscopy
• Materials Science

Background:

• Traditional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) systems are large, expensive, and confined to laboratory settings.
• The complexity of NMR phenomena and technical integration challenges have limited its portability.
• A lack of compact and mobile NMR solutions has hindered broader application.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the development of compact electronic spectrometers and handheld sensors for mobile NMR solutions.
• To highlight the enabling role of advances in computing, electronics, and permanent magnet technologies.
• To position mobile NMR as a viable tool for industrial and medical applications.

Main Methods:

• Development of compact electronic spectrometers.
• Integration of spectrometers with handheld NMR sensors.
• Leveraging modern advances in computing, electronics, and permanent magnet technologies.

Main Results:

• Successful development of complete mobile NMR systems.
• Demonstration of mobile NMR as a feasible non-invasive analytical tool.
• NMR's capability to probe molecular structure, organization, abundance, and orientation for material testing.

Conclusions:

• Mobile NMR is now a practical reality, expanding its reach beyond the laboratory.
• The technology is suitable for non-destructive testing in diverse industrial and manufacturing processes.
• Collaborative efforts across disciplines are crucial for accelerating the ubiquity of NMR technology.