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Aerius Photonics and partner Ahura Scientific, propose to develop a handheld system, based on Ahura’s successful FirstDefender Raman system, that employs an excitation laser emitting at 980 nm and a low noise InGaAs array based on Aerius’ high performance InGaAs technology. This system will substantially reduce the fluorescence present in CCD-based systems, and unmask otherwise obscured spect ...

In this SBIR Phase I effort, Los Gatos Research (LGR) proposes to design, develop and test a novel laser-based gas analyzer optimized for chemical weapon exposure studies based on cavity enhanced absorption in the mid-infrared spectral region. This analyzer will provide sensitive and accurate quantification of several chemical weapons through real-time measurements of high-resolution absorption s ...

We propose to develop a real-time imaging optical arrangement monitoring a sample solution for a large number of analytes in parallel. Using a photo-induced immobilization technique, a multitude of different antibodies is immobilized on the surface of a glass carrier, each type located at a specific position on the chip. When sample fluid containing the analytes lows over the sensor surface, the t ...

To address the U.S. Army CBD need for a high resolution system whereby proteins present in a complex mixture can be rapidly and reproducibly separated, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Combined Dielectrophoretic Microfluidic (CDM) System based on the integration of electrodeless dielectrophoresis and dynamic isoelectric focusing techniques, used to carry out two-dimensio ...

To address the CBD need for a real-time measurement system for nonhuman primate tidal volumes, suitable for a Class 3 biological safety (BSL-3) cabinet, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Respiratory Function Measurement (RFM) system. This system is based on a piezoelectric strain transducer that responds to movement of an animal’s thoracic cage during respiration. The ...

Low-cost, high-resolution, field-portable chemical analysis systems are needed to meet critical detection requirements for environmental monitoring and sampling, and for the specific problem of chemical agent battle-field detection and nonproliferation monitoring. New technologies are needed to bring lab-quality performance to the field. An innovative ionization method is proposed that provides ...

Due to the serious hazards of biological warfare agents, advanced detection capabilities must be developed to protect personnel in a variety of field situations. Aerosols, in particular, are a likely means of delivering the potential biohazards. Analyzing these aerosols rapidly and accurately is critical to successful defense, and can involve several levels of physical and biochemical analysis. ...