The ultimate biosensor.
The U.S. Air Force is concerned with the health and safety of personnel working with emitters of nonionizing electromagnetic radiation. Therefore, an understanding of basic mechanisms of interaction of this radiation with biosystems is essential. A nonresonance, nonclassical mechanism exists for interactions with biosystems under low energy (isothermal) field conditions. This mechanism is slow, or delayed, luminescence. Such a mechanism can form the basis for very sensitive biosensors naturally or artificially connected to metabolic and synthetic cellular processes.
Armstrong Laboratory (AL/OERT), Brooks Air Force Base, TX 78235-5102.
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D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*