Detection of biological and chemical agents using Differential Mobility Spectrometry (DMS) technology

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 696-702

  Krebs, Melissa D ^a   Zapata, Angela M ^a   Nazarov, Erkinjon G ^b   Miller, Raanan A ^b   Costa, Isaac S ^a   Sonenshein, Abraham L ^c   Davis, Cristina E ^a  

^a CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Sionex Corporation   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Biological weapons detection (BWA); Chemical weapons detection (CWA); Ion mobility spectrometry; Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DNA; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PYROLYSIS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS DETECTION (BWA); CHEMICAL WEAPONS DETECTION (CWA); ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS);

SENSORS;

EID: 23844539033     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2005.845515     Document Type: Article

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