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Compact Design

Our engineers have developed very compact, rugged products, suitable for use in the field. These devices perform sophisticated analyses at a caliber that would typically require laboratory facilities. Our various biosensors incorporate a number of different technologies, among them, a very small and efficient airsampler, serving as the front-end for ultraviolet fluorescence interrogation as well as our AFP technology. Our AirSentinel “biological smoke alarm” uses deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to interrogate samples. Biological proteins fluoresce under this form of deep-ultraviolet illumination. This technology is extremely compact and can be powered by a battery.

Another core detection technology allows us to incorporate biologically active proteins and enzymes within plastics and polymers. Our enzyme-in-polymer technology enables us to turn laboratory test protocols and agents in to field test kits for a very wide range of target chemical and biological materials. We are currently completing development of a spray-on formulation using this technology which can indicate the exact location of any contamination or confirm that decontamination efforts have succeeded.

Mass spectrometry is uniquely sensitive and accurate and is the standard laboratory technology for detecting, differentiating and identifying trace levels of chemical compounds in complex chemical environments. All conventionally designed units, however, are much too large and cumbersome to be deployed outside the laboratory. By contrast, our miniaturized units incorporate unique cylindrical ion trap (CIT) technology developed at Purdue University, which we use under exclusive license. This technology has allowed us to build the first truly miniaturized, portable mass spectrometer capable of multiple stages of analysis. The CIT incorporates much smaller vacuum systems and power electronics than are required in conventional systems. Analysis this precise has never before been available in a field-portable unit. Software incorporated into the product provides instrument control and data analysis and allows end users to customize operation to address specific applications.