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Completed TRL 1 (started at 1, targeting 1)
Currently, assessing the potential crew health risk associated with a microbial contamination event requires return of representative environmental samples. In this project, we are evaluating a novel detection platform that combines an electrical cell lysis chamber with an electrochemical reporter system that utilizes nanostructured microelectrodes (NMEs) for in-flight detection and identification of microorganisms.
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