1.10.2008: 40 years of ISE
This year is 40^th anniversary from beginning of the production of ion selective electrodes in our firm Monokrystaly. First notice about development of ISE in our firm was presented on meeting in Hungary in 1968 year (Veselý J., Jindra J.: IMEKO – Symposium on electrochemical sensors, p. 69, 1968, Veszprem, Hungary). First production of ion selective electrodes with plastic membrane in our firm was started in 1974 year (Semler M., Adametzová H.: J. Electroanal. Chem. Interfac. Electrochem., vol. 56, p. 155, 1974). First electrodes with membrane with mixed innorganic compounds were produced in 1977 year (Semler M., Mánek B.: Conference on ion selective electrodes, p. 529, 1977 Budapest, Hungary). Test of the first our electrodes carried out by Šůcha, Suchánek, Urner and coworkers from Institute of chemical technology in Prague, by Kotrlý, Vytřas and coworkers from University of Pardubice and by Šenkýř and coworkers from Masaryk University, Brno. Today our firm produce 20 types of ion selective electrodes, including gas sensing electrodes, many types of pH glass electrodes, redox electrodes, reference electrodes and pH-meters.