Biosensors & Bioelectronics

Piette AS

Publications

• Research Article
  Non-Contact, Real-Time Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection and Monitoring of Microbial Contaminants on Solid Surfaces Before, During and After Decontamination
  Author(s): Babichenko S, Bentahir M, Piette AS, Poryvkina L, Rebane O, Smits B, Sobolev I, Soboleva N and Gala JLBabichenko S, Bentahir M, Piette AS, Poryvkina L, Rebane O, Smits B, Sobolev I, Soboleva N and Gala JL
  
  A real-time detection and monitoring (RTDM) of microbial contamination on solid surfaces is mandatory in a range of security, safety and bio-medical applications where surfaces are exposed to accidental, natural or intentional microbial contamination. This work presents a new device, the BC-Sense, which allows a rapid and user-friendly RTDM of microbial contamination on various surfaces while assessing the decontamination kinetics and degree of cleanliness. The BC-Sense LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) device uses the Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF) method based on dual wavelength sensing with multispectral pattern recognition system to rapidly detect microbial contamination on a solid surface. Microbial simulants (bacteria, bacterial spores, fungal conidia and virus) were spread at varying concentrations on a panel of solid surfaces which were assessed by BC-Sense. The spectra of.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6210.1000255

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