Cavitands, Liquid Crystals and Antibodies: Materials for Integrated Chem/Bio. Sensing

Abstract

This briefing examines the gaps in current environmental detector technology. The team goal is to develop an integrated Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) chem/bio detector with high sensitivity, specificity, stability, and speed in portable format for airborne threats. Among the promising technologies examined is the use of cavitands for chemical vapor sensing and liquid crystal materials for sensitivity amplification.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 2004
Accession Number
ADA449635

Entities

People

  • Devanand K. Shenoy
  • Elias Feresenbet
  • Enrico Dalcanale
  • Francis Taylor
  • Francois Lagugne
  • George P. Anderson
  • Marco Busi
  • Sinclair Yee
  • Tim Chinowsky
  • Yu Tian

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antibodies
  • Chemistry
  • Crystals
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Alarms
  • Films
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Molecules
  • Phase Transformations
  • Polymers
  • Spores
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Surface Plasmons
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry