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There exists a military and homeland security need for rapid, accurate and sensitive methods for the detection of organophosphates in cluttered environments. The in vitro modification and selection (IVMS) process under development by the Luna teamovercomes the limitations of current biosensor technologies by converting a known biomolecular sensor - the receptor for a steroid hormone - into a new ...

There is a critical need for rapid, accurate measurement of serum cholinesterase activity in the field to provide a timely determination of nerve agent exposure. The overall objective of the project is to develop an easy-to-use analytical system consistingof small, inexpensive (and therefore disposable) silicon microchips used with a portable instrument, thus permitting field cholinesterase measur ...

The early genomic responses of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to in vitro infection with specific microbial pathogens are being assessed by DNA microarray technology to determine host gene expression

The proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons continues to pose a threat to U.S. national security. The threat to armed forces can be reduced by early detection of deleterious agents prior to any human contact. The probability of usingsuch weapons by a hostile force increases as they become more prevalent. This further emphasizes the need for field deployable systems that are c ...

A thermal infrared imaging spectrometer is proposed for the remote detection and identification of surface contaminants. The instrument will use a high power, pulsing CO2 laser to vaporize the liquids while it scans the target scene generating 3Dspectral-images. The instrument will be pre-programmed with a library of contamination filters that can automatically identify contaminants that could b ...