Portable biosensors for the rapid detection of biochemical weapons of terrorism

Nikoleli, G-P; Nikolelis, DP; Tzamtzis, N

dc.contributor.author	Nikoleli, G-P	en
dc.contributor.author	Nikolelis, DP	en
dc.contributor.author	Tzamtzis, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:54:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:54:00Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	18746489	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/36520
dc.subject	Bacteria	en
dc.subject	Biosensors	en
dc.subject	Rapid detection and quantification	en
dc.subject	Toxins	en
dc.subject	Viruses	en
dc.subject	Weapons of terrorism	en
dc.title	Portable biosensors for the rapid detection of biochemical weapons of terrorism	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/978-94-007-2872-1_1	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2872-1_1	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	The present review article describes the weapons of bioterrorism, history, types of agents used and recent advances of chemical sensors for the rapid detection of chemical and biological agents and other weapons of terrorism. The release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs used to cause illness or death in people mainly, animals, or plants can be found in nature and mainly are prepared to cause diseases or death. These biological weapons are used by terrorists as a method of creating mass panic and disruption to a society. Therefore it is of primary concern to develop biosensors to detect these terrorism weapons prior to their use. Novel recent biosensor technology has significant technological advantages when compared to that of the traditional detection methods. However, biosensor technology still needs to construct a portable device for the rapid detection of bioterrorism weapons that can be used in airports and other cases. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.	en
heal.journalName	NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/978-94-007-2872-1_1	en
dc.identifier.spage	1	en
dc.identifier.epage	14	en