Automated Water Analyser Computer Supported System (AWACSS) Part I: Project objectives, basic technology, immunoassay development, software design and networking

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 20, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1499-1508

  Tschmelak, Jens ^a   Proll, Guenther ^a   Riedt, Johannes ^a   Kaiser, Joachim ^b   Kraemmer, Peter ^b   Bárzaga, Luis ^b   Wilkinson, James S ^c   Hua, Ping ^c   Hole, J Patrick ^c   Nudd, Richard ^d   Jackson, Michael ^d   Abuknesha, Ram ^e   Barceló, Damià ^f   Rodriguez Mozaz, Sara ^f   Alda, Maria J López De ^f   Sacher, Frank ^g   Stien, Jan ^g   Slobodník, Jaroslav ^h   Oswald, Peter ^h   Kozmenko, Helena ^h   Korenková, Eva ^h   Tóthová, Lívia ⁱ   Krascsenits, Zoltan ⁱ   Gauglitz, Guenter ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Ctrl Research Laboratories Limited   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^g DVGW Technologiezentrum Wasser   (Germany)

^h Environmental Institute Slovakia   (Slovakia)

ⁱ WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Automated Water Analyser Computer Supported System (AWACSS); Emerging pollutants; Environmental analysis; Immunosensor network; On line biosensor monitoring; Optical immunosensor

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOSENSORS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMMUNOLOGY; INTERNET; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REMOTE CONTROL;

AUTOMATED WATER ANALYZER COMPUTER SUPPORTED SYSTEMS (AWACSS); GLOBAL MANAGEMENT; IMMUNOCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AUTOANALYZER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; EUROPE; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENT; INTERNET; LABORATORY; MANAGER; MARKET; POLLUTANT; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; SAMPLE; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 19944424109     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.07.032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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