Chemical warfare agents (CWAs) are among the most prominent threats to the human
population, our peace, and social stability. Therefore, their detection and quantification are …

Recognition of Chemical-Weapons Attacks The risk of chemical terrorism requires an
effective rapid-triage system for identifying symptoms, likely to have been caused by …

In Salisbury, England, on 4 March 2018, Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapsed
and were taken to the local hospital. While the cause of their collapse was not immediately …

Organophosphorus compounds play an important role in the modern chemical industry and
have a broad range of applications as flame retardants, agrochemicals, and chemical …

This review encompasses a literature review of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and the
attendant advantages and limitations of existing techniques (ie gas chromatography, liquid …

Synthetic toxic chemicals (toxicants) and biological poisons (toxins) have been developed
as chemical warfare agents in the last century. At the time of their initial consideration as …

A challenge in the computational design of enzymes is that multiple properties, including
substrate binding, transition state stabilization and product release, must be simultaneously …

Nerve agents (NAs) are a group of highly toxic organophosphorus compounds developed
before World War II. They are related to organophosphorus pesticides, although they have …

A cross-reactive array of semiselective chemiresistive sensors made of polymer-graphene
nanoplatelet (GNP) composite coated electrodes was examined for detection and …

On-site detection and initial identification of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) remain difficult
despite the many available devices designed for this type of analysis. Devices using well …