ACT/SGER: Rapid Identification of Biological Warfare Simulants by FTIR

摘要约翰霍普金斯大学的Gerald J. Meyer教授正在开发利用FTIR光谱快速筛选生物战剂的新方法。 这个想法是开发多孔基质来过滤和捕获孢子，以便随后用FTIR光谱进行鉴定。 这项工作的最终目标是开发一种可靠、灵敏的方法，用于区分生物战剂和普遍存在的自然物种。 这项工作将开发使用枯草芽孢杆菌的方法。尼日尔第一，生化战争代理人. 各种类型的多孔基板将使用电化学和反应离子蚀刻技术合成。 一名女研究生将参与这项利用傅里叶变换红外光谱法快速鉴定生物战剂的工作，该奖项由国家科学基金会和情报界共同支助。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。

ABSTRACTProfessor Gerald J. Meyer of Johns Hopkins University is developing new methods for the rapid screening of biological warfare agents by FTIR spectroscopy. The idea is to develop porous substrates to filter and trap spores for subsequent identification with FTIR spectroscopy. The eventual goal of this work is to develop a reliable, sensitive method for the discrimination between biological warfare agents and ubiquitous, naturally-occurring species. The work will develop the method using Bacillus Subtilis var. niger first, a biological warfare surrogate. Various types of porous substrates will be synthesized using electrochemical and reactive ion-etching techniques. One female graduate student will be involved in this work on the rapid identification of biological warfare agents by FTIR.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.