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SpectraFluidics Inc. received a $1.3 million contract from the US Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration to develop and validate a system that detects homemade explosives. The company develops and manufactures vapor trace chemical detection technology.

The vapor-sensing system will identify explosives on passengers and in baggage, for example. The company says it will be readily integrated with imaging equipment.

SpectraFluidics’ patented technology leverages two physical principles combined into a single system: free-surface microfluidics and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

For more information, visit: www.spectrafluidics.com  
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Published: December 2011
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microfluidics
Microfluidics is a multidisciplinary field that involves the manipulation and control of very small fluid volumes, typically in the microliter (10-6 liters) to picoliter (10-12 liters) range, within channels or devices with dimensions on the microscale. It integrates principles from physics, chemistry, engineering, and biotechnology to design and fabricate systems that handle and analyze fluids at the micro level. Key features and aspects of microfluidics include: Miniaturization:...
surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is an analytical technique that combines the principles of Raman spectroscopy with the enhancement provided by nanostructured metallic surfaces. Raman spectroscopy is a method used to study vibrational, rotational, and other low-frequency modes in a system by measuring the inelastic scattering of monochromatic light, typically from a laser source. SERS enhances the Raman signal by many orders of magnitude, enabling the detection and identification of...
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