A system and method to automatically implement quality control of a clinical diagnostic process are disclosed. The regeneration of the calcium sorbent is accomplished by hydrating the sorbent at high temperatures of about 600\xb0 C. A system in accordance with the invention may include a processor, an output device, and a memory. A malfunction determination unit determines whether a malfunction is caused in the exhaust gas sensor on the basis of a response time of the exhaust gas sensor obtained by subtracting the dead time from the output change time. In one embodiment, the MBMS are activated and deactivated based on whether periodic cell updates are provided for a particular cell. Both multilayer and unitary articles comprising the composition are also provided.