Feature Highlights

Real time detection of bioagents in air

Easily portable

Low Power Requirements

No fluidics or additional reagents required

Detects genetically modified agents

“Smart Trigger” for bioidentification technologies

 

Additional Information

Designed for: Marine Corps Systems Command, military and Homeland Security defense, and civilian first responders

 

Applications: Portable biological detection system and warning system for force or installation protection

 

Third party testing conducted at industry labs and government labs in the US and UK

 

The SmartBio Sensor (SBS) enables real-time detection of biological agents in ambient air. The system classifies bacteria, bacterial spores, toxins and viruses while maintaining a low response to common biological and chemical interferants in the environment.

The SBS continuously samples the air and traps bioagents onto an array of semi-selective optical biosensors. The fluorescence from the array is processed by an on-board computer to produce signal patterns that are characteristic of bioagents. The bioagents are retained on the sensor substrates for confirmatory analysis or forensic archiving.

The current SBS prototype system uses an 8-sensor array and an integrated airborne particle counter to detect bioagent-containing clouds in real time. This detection suite affords more selectivity and a greater immunity to interferants compared to intrinsic biofluorescence based techniques. The SBS sensors will respond to unanticipated or genetically modified organisms that could be missed by sensors designed for specific organism detection.