RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT-AND FABRICATION OF AN EXPENDABLE BIOELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTOR SYSTEM

摘要

This report describes the fabrication of two experimental detectors and preliminary operation of one of these at 4, 25°, and 60°C. Enzyme hydrolysis at the extreme temperatures was normal, except however, a shift of safe voltage was observed. The voltage resulting from contact of the enzymatically hydrolyzed substrate with the electrodes fell during exposure to high temperature' and rose during the low-temperature experiment. Additional studies are now needed to determine the effect of temperature extremes on detector operation. A shift of emphasis from obtaining maximum voltage change to ob¬taining minimum response time is suggested and suitable experiments are out¬lined. The installation of an agent aerosol generator at Midwest Research Institute is expected to facilitate these studies.