An anthrax "smoke" detector.

We report a method for automated monitoring of airborne endospores, which combines an aerosol capture technique with endospore detection based on terbium luminescence turn-on. We have demonstrated quantification of aerosolized bacterial spores with a response time of ~15 min, a sensitivity of 104 sp...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 21, 5 (2002).
Main Author:	Lester, E.D
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	15 min. 8 h. Aerosol capture technique. Aerosolized bacterial spores. Airborne endospores. Anthrax smoke detector. Automated monitoring. Bioaerosol sampler. Dynamic range. Endospore detection. Lifetime-gated fluorimeter. Microwave. Quantification. Response time. Sensitivity. Terbium ions. Terbium luminescence turn-on. Unattended monitoring. Workday.