ACT/SGER: Novel Anthrax Sensors Based on the Structural Integration of an Organic Light-Emitting Device and a Luminescent Sensing Component

爱荷华州州立大学的Joseph Shinar教授正在开发一种利用有机发光器件检测炭疽的结构集成传感器。 由此产生的电池供电的传感器将是国土安全领域应用的理想选择，因为它们既有选择性又快速，而且价格低廉。 该装置采用了将激发光源与传感元件本身集成的新方法。 这有望提高检测灵敏度。 虽然这种新型传感器预计将对国土安全产生直接影响，但它也有望在医学和环境监测方面得到应用。 许多研究生将参加这个高度跨学科的项目，并将从各种学科，包括物理学，工程学，生物物理学，分子生物学和化学中抽取。该奖项由NSF和情报界共同支持。 数学和物理科学局的打击恐怖主义办法方案支持基础研究和劳动力发展方面的新概念，这些概念有可能促进国家安全。

Professor Joseph Shinar of Iowa State University is developing structurally integrated sensors utilizing an organic light emitting device for the detection of anthrax. The resulting battery-operated sensors will be ideal for applications in the area of homeland security as they are both selective and fast, but also inexpensive. The device takes the novel approach of integrating the excitation light source with the sensing component itself. This is expected to enhance detection sensitivity. While this new type of sensor is expected to have an immediate impact on homeland security it is also expected to lead to applications in medicine and environmental monitoring. A number of graduate students will participate in this highly interdisciplinary project and will be drawn from a variety of disciplines including physics, engineering, biophysics, molecular biology and chemistry.This award is supported jointly by the NSF and the Intelligence Community. The Approaches to Combat Terrorism Program in the Directorate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences supports new concepts in basic research and workforce development with the potential to contribute to national security.