SmartBio Sensor

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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 Smart BioSensor (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 interferents 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 interferents 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.

Specifications
Principle of Operation: Continuous sampling multichannel fluorescence and pattern recognition
Agent Classes Detected: Bacteria, bacterial spores, viruses, toxins
Detection Channels: 8 fluorescent chemical sensors
2 particle counting channels
Response Time: Detect < 2 minutes, Classify < 5 minutes
after < 10 startup time
Size (H x W x D): Without battery: 12” x 6” x 5” (30.5 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm)
With battery: 14.8” x 6” x 5” (37.6 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm)
Weight: Without battery: 13 pounds (5.9 kg)
With battery: 16 pounds (7.3 kg)
Power: 90-240 VAC (47-440 Hz)
9-36 VDC
Battery: UBI-2590 rechargable (approx. 12 hours)
BA-5390 non-rechargable (approx. 18 hours)
Operating Temperature: 32° to +122° F  (0° to +50° C)
Communications: Serial via RS-232, RS-422 and 2.4GHz wireless
Network Hardware: IEEE 802.15.4 wireless transceiver
12 channel GPS receiver
User Interface: On-board alarm and status indicators
SBS Viewer computer software for additional information