Antiterrorism and homeland defense; polymers and materials

SciTech Book News, June, 2008

Antiterrorism and homeland defense; polymers and materials.

Ed. by John G. Reynolds et al.

American Chemical Society

2007

273 pages

$145.00

Hardcover

ACS symposium series; 980

UG447

The editors (of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Naval Surface Warfare Center) present 14 papers describing research efforts in developing new polymers and materials that can be used for detectors and decontaminators of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats. Following the overview, seven papers address chemical detection, including synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of molecularly imprinted polymer phosphonate sensors, development of an enzyme-based photoluminescent porous silicon detector for chemical warfare agents, and optical enzyme-based sensors for reagentless detection of chemical analytes, among other topics. Biological detection is addressed in a pair of papers, which discuss a comparison of insulator-based dielectrophoretic devices for the monitoring and separation of waterborne pathogens, and design and synthesis of dendritic tethers for the immobilization of antibodies for the detection of class A bioterror pathogens. Finally, decontamination and protection are considered in papers on such topics as amphiphilic polymers with potent antibacterial activity, and catalysts for aerobic decontamination of chemical warfare agents under ambient conditions. Distributed in the US by Oxford U. Press.

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