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Portable Biosensors for the Rapid Detection of Biochemical Weapons of Terrorism

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Portable Chemical Sensors

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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.

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  1. Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Dept 1, Chemical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St, Athens, 157 80, Greece

    Georgia-Paraskevi Nikoleli & Nikolaos Tzamtzis

  2. Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis-Kouponia, Athens, 15771, Greece

    Dimitrios P. Nikolelis & Nikolaos Tzamtzis

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Nikoleli, GP., Nikolelis, D.P., Tzamtzis, N. (2012). Portable Biosensors for the Rapid Detection of Biochemical Weapons of Terrorism. In: Nikolelis, D. (eds) Portable Chemical Sensors. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2872-1_1

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