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Download or read book Portable Chemical Sensors written by Dimitrios P. Nikolelis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biosensors are making a large impact in environmental, food, biomedical, and other applications. In comparison to standard analytical detection methods, such as minimal sample preparation and handling, they offer advantages including real time detection, rapid detection of the analytes of concern, use of non-skilled personnel, and portability. The aim of this book is to focus on research related to the rapid detection of agents and weapons of bioterrorism and provide a comprehensive review of the research topics most pertinent to advancing devices applicable to the rapid real-time detection of toxicants such as microbes, pathogens, toxins, or nerve gases. The ongoing war on terrorism and the rising security concerns are driving the need for newer faster biosensors against bio-warfare agents for both military and civil defence applications. The volume brings together contributions from the most eminent international researchers in the field, covering various aspects of work not so far published in any scientific journal and often going beyond the “state of art “ . Readers of these review articles will learn new technological schemes that can lead to the construction of devices that will minimize the risk of bio-terrorism.

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Download or read book Biosensor Based Detection and Verification System for Bio Chemical Warfare Agents written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this contract was to explore and demonstrate the application of technology based on the Light Addressable Potentiometric Sensor (LAPS) to detection and verification problems for bio-chemical warfare agents. The principal analytical method employed was microphysiometry, by which perturbations of cell physiology are detected using the LAPS. The work was done in three principal segments. First, silicon microtechnology was used to design and fabricate sensor chips and microfluidic components suitable for the project. Second, a systems- engineering effort designed and assembled a prototype high-performance microphysiometer. Third, a biological effort employed a wide variety of cellular and ligand-receptor model systems to validate the generality of the method and the performance of the prototype instrument.

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Download or read book Detection Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Vapors written by Yin Sun and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-08-12 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While it is not possible to predict or necessarily prevent terrorist incidents in which chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) are deployed, correctly chosen, fast, and reliable detection equipment will allow prepared rescue workers to respond quickly and minimize potential casualties. Detection Technologies

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