U.S. military’s innovative device will be used to deal with biological threats

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The U.S. military had developed a portable device to take samples of various tests before Coronavirus spread, and now it has a commercial version.

The U.S. military’s Chemical-Biological Center in Maryland and TechLink, the Department of Defense’s technology mediator, have announced licensing agreements for the IP package that includes colorimetric sensors, which detect light, and VK3, which is a chemical- biological sampling device.

The patent registration period for chemical-biological sampling kits was extended by 20 years by this invention. The intellectual property includes both a device and a method for collecting, analyzing, and identifying solid or liquid chemical and biological samples. In time, this unique method enables the identification of reactions and the creation of classifications for a wide range of chemicals and biological substances.

According to iotworldtoday.com, It is now possible for various companies to license small, lightweight devices that detect atmospheric threats from a biological source, such as viruses. The device uses filtered UV light (LED) to survey ambient air flowing naturally into the sample chamber in the range of 260-380 nanometers. A constitutive plate coated with gold nanoparticles, hydroxyl apatite, and aliphatic-based polymers. Then photodiodes sense to detect fluorescence and determine whether a targeted biological material is present in the sampling environment.

Additionally, this technology can be applied in a variety of ways, including attaching it to clothing or masks.