Pathogen detection method and apparatus

A pathogen detection apparatus comprising:

• a nanoparticle forming chamber in which nanoparticles are formed;
• an impact unit that causes the nanoparticles formed in the nanoparticle forming chamber to collide with pathogens so that adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is extracted from the pathogens, wherein the impact unit includes:
• a first charging chamber that charges the nanoparticles with a first polarity;
• a second charging chamber that charges the pathogens with a second polarity opposite to the first polarity;
• a nanoparticle orifice through which the nanoparticles charged with the first polarity in the first charging chamber are discharged to an impact point within the impact unit;
• and
• a pathogen orifice through which the pathogens charged with the second polarity in the second charging chamber are discharged to the impact point;
• and
• a detector including a collector and a sensor, wherein the collector comprises a collection plate to collect the pathogens having collided with the nanoparticles and the sensor comprises a light-receiving element to detect a light-emitting reaction formed by a reaction with the ATP emitted by the pathogens collected by the collector, and
• wherein the nanoparticles physically impact the pathogens so that the ATP from the pathogens is extracted.