Commercial Opportunities:
Detection / Decontamination

Chemiluminescence Explosives Detection
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There is an ongoing requirement to provide enhanced levels of explosives detection capability against a range of common explosives for both military and homeland security applications. This requires the development of new trace detection techniques with increased levels of sensitivity and specificity that are capable of being adapted into simple and robust handheld/desktop instruments.

Sample Collectors for Airborne Threats
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Airborne biological threats pose a real and serious concern for both Departments of Defence and the Homeland Security markets. Threats range from anthrax spores to biological toxins. The current methods to detect their presence are all liquid based (e.g. PCR, immunoassays). Potential threat agents therefore need to be efficiently extracted from the airborne state for subsequent liquid-based analysis in order that a potential threat detected by a “trigger” can be validated.

Microemulsion for Decontamination
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Dstl has developed and patented a concentrated formulation that is highly effective in solubilizing chem/bio (C/B). Used in conjunction with either a peracid for HD and biological agents or an alkaline peroxide for nerve agents, the formulation has demonstrated the capability to decontaminate C/B agents on surfaces to NATO’s “Thorough” standard.

Continuous monitoring for bioaerosols
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An instrument that can deliver reagent-free, real-time, continuous monitoring of bio-aerosols. Potential uses include: monitoring of bio-aerosol loads at composting sites, detecting indoor mould spores, environmental research, pharmaceutical clean rooms or as a "trigger" in defence and homeland security markets.