Tissue-based water quality biosensors for detecting chemical warfare agents
AssigneeUT-Battelle, LLC
InventorsElias Greenbaum, Charlene A. Sanders
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Abstract
A water quality sensor for detecting the presence of at least one chemical or biological warfare agent includes: a cell; apparatus for introducing water into the cell and discharging water from the cell adapted for analyzing photosynthetic activity of naturally occurring, free-living, indigenous photosynthetic organisms in water; a fluorometer for measuring photosynthetic activity of naturally occurring, free-living, indigenous photosynthetic organisms drawn into the cell; and an electronics package that analyzes raw data from the fluorometer and emits a signal indicating the presence of at least one chemical or biological warfare agent in the water.
Claims2
A water quality sensor for detecting the presence of at least one chemical or biological warfare agent comprising:
- a cell adapted for analyzing photosynthetic activity of naturally occurring, free-living, indigenous photosynthetic organisms in water;
- means for introducing water into said cell and discharging water from said cell;
- a fluorometer for measuring photosynthetic activity of naturally occurring, free-living, indigenous photosynthetic organisms drawn into said cell;
- and an electronics package that analyzes raw data from said fluorometer and emits a signal indicating the presence of at least one chemical or biological warfare agent in said water.
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