Polymeric Sensors Private Limited (PSPL) designs, manufactures and markets polymer sensor based systems for testing water, milk, soil and for healthcare applications. Polymeric devices use quantitative methods of measuring the levels of different contaminants in water and soil. Unlike many other testing devices, polymeric-based instruments are cheaper and rely on electronic sensors instead of chemicals, making them extremely portable and suitable for field testing unlike conventional testing devices that use chemical reagents for testing, and are bulky and difficult to transport.

Products and Services

The company's flagship product is the 'Polysense Aqua', an instrument which tests the potability of a given sample of water by evaluating certain physical and chemical parameters, compared to the standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The company is also developing similar devices for testing milk, and healthcare diagnostics.

India faces a severe problem of water pollution, which has created a market for water quality testing equipment. PSPL intends to market its product to laboratories carrying out water testing, commercial suppliers of drinking water and drinking water treatment systems, voluntary organizations working in the drinking water sector, municipal departments and local Panchayats. Presently there are 255 district level government laboratories and 158 state government sponsored laboratories in India. In addition, there is a network of 870 water pollution monitoring stations for rivers across the country. There are also over 6 lakh village panchayats in India that could use these testing kits. The company also intends to reach out to the Defense Services who need water-testing kits on the field, as well as the food and beverage industries and chemical process industries, where water quality is critical.

Polymeric's devices are safer than conventional devices as there are no chemical reagents. Polymeric devices use quantitative methods of measuring contaminants, instead of colour comparison like other kits, they are more accurate, as well as cheaper to operate. Additional sensors can be added to the device to detect more contaminants.

Social and Environmental Impact

Polymeric Sensors Pvt. Ltd. (PSPL) is focused on ensuring that the benefits of its technology reaches India's rural and marginalized populations and helps protect the environment. PSPL products will provide a simple and economical means to test the quality of drinking water, as well as an affordable and easy-to-use tool that will make soil analysis widely accessible to small farmers and improve their productivity. Regular analysis of the soil can provide estimates of micronutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and result in less use of fertilizers that pollute the soil.

Funding Requirements

The company requires approximately INR 1 crore as equity, primarily for research costs.