Insects as chemical sensors: Detection of chemical warfare agent simulants and hydrolysis products in the blow fly using LC-MS/MS

SN Dowling, CL Skaggs, CG Owings… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this work, blow flies were investigated as environmental chemical sample collectors
following a chemical warfare attack (CWA). Blow flies sample the environment as they …

Autoinjector device for rapid administration of drugs and antidotes in emergency situations and in mass casualty management

R Vijayaraghavan - Journal of International Medical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
There are several situations such as medical emergencies and incidents involving mass
casualties where drugs and antidotes have to be administered immediately along with other …

Metal oxide composites for detoxification of chemical warfare agent (CWA) simulant with enhanced catalytic activity under IR irradiation

YJ Kim, SY Heo, WJ Jang, SJ Lee - Microporous and Mesoporous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Toxic organophosphate-based nerve agents have become the deadliest agents used in
battlefields and terrorist attacks because even their small amounts can cause permanent …

Advances in sprayable sensors for nerve agent detection

M Safarkhani, H Kim, S Han, F Taghavimandi… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Exposure to nerve agents (NAs) through breathing or skin contact is extremely dangerous
and can be fatal within a minute due to irreversible binding to acetylcholinesterase. The …

Silibinin, dexamethasone, and doxycycline as potential therapeutic agents for treating vesicant-inflicted ocular injuries

N Tewari-Singh, AK Jain, S Inturi, DA Ammar… - Toxicology and applied …, 2012 - Elsevier
There are no effective and approved therapies against devastating ocular injuries caused by
vesicating chemical agents sulfur mustard (SM) and nitrogen mustard (NM). Herein, studies …

[HTML][HTML] Electronic properties of novel bismuthene nanosheets with adsorption studies of G-series nerve agent molecules–a DFT outlook

R Bhuvaneswari, V Nagarajan, R Chandiramouli - Physics Letters A, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to confirm the ability of bismuthene nanosheet in detecting the G-series nerve
agents, electronic and adsorption properties are investigated. The alteration in the band gap …

Sensitivity enhancement of flexible gas sensors via conversion of inkjet-printed silver electrodes into porous gold counterparts

Y Fang, M Akbari, JGD Hester, L Sydänheimo… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
This work describes a facile, mild and general wet chemical method to change the material
and the geometry of inkjet-printed interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) thus drastically enhancing …

Principles and methods of bio detoxification of cyanide contaminants

A Cosmos, BO Erdenekhuyag, G Yao, H Li… - Journal of Material …, 2020 - Springer
Cyanide is a known toxic chemical compound that has an adverse effect on living
organisms. Nonetheless, it is one of the active reagents in industries such as mining …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review of bioterrorism

B Rathish, R Pillay, A Wilson, VV Pillay - 2021 - europepmc.org
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Recent advances in electrochemical sensors for detecting weapons of mass destruction. A review

VV Singh - Electroanalysis, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The detection of chemical warfare agents (CWA) has become a worldwide security concern
in light of the many recent international threats utilizing nerve agents. Among a variety of …