Detection of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents for the prevention of terrorism mass spectrometry and allied topics /

This NATO-ASI installment is designed to provide an advanced overview for doctoral and post-doctoral candidates of the state-of-the-art technologies for bio-detection. The main objective of the work aims at providing readers with the latest developments necessary to successfully understand the CBRN...

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Corporate Authors: NATO Advanced Study Institute on Detection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Agents for the Prevention of Terrorism Castelnuovo Berardenga, Italy)
Other Authors: NATO Advanced Study Institute on Detection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Agents for the Prevention of Terrorism, Banoub, Joseph H.,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, 2014.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 291 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Series: NATO science for peace and security series. Chemistry and biology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Biological agents and bioterrorism
  • Immunological Defence Mechanisms against Biological Agents
  • Mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry: an overview
  • Modern Sample Preparation Techniques for Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Analysis of Environmental Markers of Chemical Warfare Agents Use
  • An Overview of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry and some of its applications
  • Field portable mass spectrometry
  • MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry
  • Bacterial Identification by Mass Spectrometry
  • Analysis of bio-nanoparticles by means of nano ES in combination with DMA and PDMA? intact viruses, virus-like-particles and vaccine particles
  • Mass spectrometric target analysis and proteomics in environmental toxicology
  • Proteomics for the enhanced discovery of bacterial biomarkers
  • Laser-based detection of explosives and related compounds
  • Detection of Metals and Radionuclides using Rapid, On-site, Antibody-based Assays
  • Identification of Fraudulently Modified Foods
  • Tandem mass spectrometric analysis of novel antineoplastic curcumin analogues
  • Glycoconjugate vaccines used for prevention from biological agents: Tandem mass spectrometric analysis
  • Nano-structured solids and heterogeneous catalysts for the selective decontamination of chemical warfare agents
  • Strategic Missile Forces in Ukraine: Brief Survey of Past and Present Environmental Problems.