Biosensors Like Bloodhounds
COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 6, 2008 -- Olfactory cells are being integrated into tiny microsystems to give them a bloodhound-like ability to sniff out hazards such as explosive materials, biological pathogens, spoiled food or impure water.
Three faculty researchers in the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering -- Pamela Abshire, electrical and computer engineering (ECE) and Institute for Systems Research (ISR); Benjamin Shapiro, aerospace engineering and ISR; and Elisabeth Smela, mechanical engineering and...