AIR Option 1: Technology Translation - Portable, Naked Eye-based, Ultrasensitive Explosive Vapors Detector

AIR 选项 1：技术翻译 - 便携式、基于肉眼的、超灵敏爆炸性蒸气探测器

• 批准号: 1311865
• 负责人: Yu Lei
• 金额: $ 14.97万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-05-01 至 2015-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1311865&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: AIR; Option; Technology; Translation; Portable

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating molecular sieve and fluorescent sensing technology to fill handheld, ultrasensitive explosive detection technology gap. The translated molecular sieve and fluorescent sensing technology has the following unique features: fast concentration of explosive vapors through size-exclusion and signal-amplified fluorescence quenching ('molecular wire') that provides cost-effective, handheld, rapid and naked-eye based ultrasensitive detection of a range of military explosives when compared to the leading competing portable explosives detection technologies such as Ionscan, RedXDefense and Fido XT in this market space. The project accomplishes this goal by integrating a simple pre-concentrator membrane with ultrasensitive nanofibrous sensing membrane resulting in a low-cost, handheld prototype device to rapidly 'read-out' ultra-trace quantities of explosives by naked eye under UV light. The partnership engages Swedish Explosive Ordinance Disposal and Demining Center and University of Connecticut Technology Transfer Center to provide guidance in the explosive vapor detection market and other aspects of financing and commercialization as they pertain to the potential to translate the integrated handheld explosives pre-concentrator/sensor device along a path that may result in a competitive commercial reality. The potential economic impact is expected to generate revenue through manufacturing and sale of the products to the military and demining companies in the next two to three years, which will contribute to the U.S. competitiveness in handheld explosives detection market. The societal impact, long term, will be to bring the capabilities of (or beyond) canine detection into the hands of first responder and security personnel, thus protecting civilians and the environment.

本PFI: AIR技术翻译项目重点翻译分子筛和荧光传感技术，填补手持式、超灵敏爆炸物检测技术空白。翻译分子筛和荧光传感技术具有以下独特的特点：通过尺寸排除和信号放大荧光灭灭（“分子线”）快速浓缩爆炸性蒸汽，与市场上领先的便携式爆炸物检测技术（如Ionscan， RedXDefense和Fido XT）相比，它提供了成本效益高，手持式，快速和基于裸眼的超灵敏检测一系列军事爆炸物。该项目通过将简单的预浓缩膜与超灵敏的纳米纤维传感膜集成在一起，实现了这一目标，从而产生了一种低成本的手持原型设备，可以在紫外线下通过肉眼快速“读出”超痕量爆炸物。该伙伴关系由瑞典炸药条例处置和排雷中心和康涅狄格大学技术转让中心参与，为爆炸物蒸汽探测市场以及融资和商业化的其他方面提供指导，因为它们涉及将综合手持爆炸物预浓缩器/传感器装置沿可能导致竞争性商业现实的路径转化的潜力。在未来的2 ~ 3年里，通过制造和销售给军队和排雷企业，将产生巨大的经济效益，从而提高美国在手持爆炸物探测市场的竞争力。从长远来看，其社会影响将是将犬类的探测能力（或超越）交到第一反应人员和安全人员手中，从而保护平民和环境。