A Fluid Detection Tape and System Incorporating a Fluid Detection Tape

摘要

The fluid detection tape 10 has a substrate 12 which has a detection surface 18. A first electrode 14 and a second electrode 16 are disposed on the detection surface and extend longitudinally along the substrate. The first and second electrodes are disposed in a laterally spaced apart arrangement relative to each other. The tape also has fixing means, adhesive layer 20, operable to fix the tape to a surface. The system has an electrical signal generator (108, figure 3) in communication with the fluid detection tape and operable to generate a predetermined electrical signal upon detection of a fluid by the tape. The system also has flow control means (102) which operate to alter the flow of fluid upon receipt of a said predetermined logical signal.