Prototype H-ASEF System : Hardened Automated Sample Extraction from Filters
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School of Engineering and Technology
Enterprise and Business Development
Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems
Centre for Engineering Research
Centre for Hazard Detection and Protection Research
Microfluidics and Microengineering
Department of Engineering and Technology
SPECS Deans Group
Centre for Research in Biodetection Technologies
Centre for Climate Change Research (C3R)
School of Physics, Engineering & Computer Science
BioEngineering
SPECS Technical Services
McCluskey, Daniel
Lodge, Matthew
Munro, Ian
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2299/26330
Abstract
The Hardened Automated Sample Extraction from Filters (H-ASEF) unit is a redevelopment of the previously design ASEF platform to allow for more robust and extensive performance testing. The H-ASEF platform is concerned with the recovery of harmful airborne pathogens from high aspect ratio reticulated foam filters. Specifically the H-ASEF system aims to provide a robust instrument capable of reliable operation during a more extensive testing programme with multiple rounds of rigorous decontamination as a result of repeated exposure to potentially hazardous test materials at the clients test facility.