Recent Trends in Protective Textiles against Biological Threats: A Focus on Biological Warfare Agents. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2022 The rising threats to worldwide security (affecting the military, first responders, and civilians) urge us to develop efficient and versatile technological solutions to protect human beings.
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Eco–Friendly Peelable Active Nanocomposite Films Designed for Biological and Chemical Warfare Agents Decontamination [PDF]
Polymers, 2021 In the context of imminent threats concerning biological and chemical warfare agents, the aim of this study was the development of a new method for biological and chemical decontamination, employing non-toxic, film-forming, water-based biodegradable ...
Gabriela Toader +14 more
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Electrochemical Hand-Held Biosensors for Biological Warfare Agents Assay
International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2022 Biological warfare agents are infectious microorganisms and toxins that have lethal potential for military use or terrorist activities. Early and reliable detection of the specific biological warfare agent at the sites of their use is one of the most ...
Miroslav Pohanka
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Effects of lactoferrin derived peptides on simulants of biological warfare agents. [PDF]
World J Microbiol Biotechnol, 2017 Lactoferrin (LF) is an important immune protein in neutrophils and secretory fluids of mammals. Bovine LF (bLF) harbours two antimicrobial stretches, lactoferricin and lactoferampin, situated in close proximity in the N1 domain.
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Reverse line blot macroarray for simultaneous detection and characterization of four biological warfare agents. [PDF]
Indian J Microbiol, 2013 Vanlalhmuaka +5 more
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Environmental Air Sampling to Detect Biological Warfare Agents [PDF]
Military Medicine, 1999 The rapid and unequivocal detection and identification of biological warfare agents is a major goal of military and civilian defense authorities. To identify agents of concern in an environmental sample, a reliable, region-specific characterization of the microorganisms found naturally at the sampling location is required.
James R. Campbell +4 more
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Nucleic acid approaches for detection and identification of biological warfare and infectious disease agents [PDF]
BioTechniques, 2003 Biological warfare agents are the most problematic of the weapons of mass destruction and terror. Both civilian and military sources predict that over the next decade the threat from proliferation of these agents will increase significantly.
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Protection against Chemical Warfare Agents and Biological Threats Using Metal–Organic Frameworks as Active Layers [PDF]
Accounts of Materials Research, 2023 The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic outbreak and the unfortunate misuse of toxic chemical warfare agents (CWAs) highlight the importance of developing functional materials to protect against these chemical and pathogen threats. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which
Kaikai Ma +6 more
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Biological warfare agents as threats to potable water.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 1999 Nearly all known biological warfare agents are intended for aerosol application. Although less effective as potable water threats, many are potentially capable of inflicting heavy casualties when ingested.
W. D. Burrows, Sara Renner
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WSEAS Transactions on Biology and BiomedicineQuantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) models are essential in predicting the characteristics of chemical warfare agents (CWAs), offering crucial insights into their biological, biochemical, and environmental activities.
Eva Tafaki, Michail Chalaris
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