Detection of pathogens in water using micro and nano-technology

Detection of pathogens in water using micro and nano-technology

Detection of Pathogens in Water Using Micro and Nano-Technology aims to promote the uptake of innovative micro and nano-technological approaches towards the development of an integrated, cost-effective nano-biological sensor useful for security and environmental assays.  The book describes the conce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Zuccheri, Giampaolo (Editor), Asproulis, Nikolaos (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : IWA Publishing 2012.
Materias:
Water > Microbiology.
Pathogenic microorganisms > Detection.
Nanotechnology.
Microtechnology.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430280206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Overview of European regulation and standards on microbiological water analysis / Sabine Müller and Jonathan Loeffler
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. European Regulation on Microbiological Analysis of Drinking Water
  • 1.3. European Regulation on Microbiological Analysis of Recreational Water
  • 1.4. European and International Standards for Microbiological Water Analysis
  • Chapter 2: Risk analysis of bio-terroristic attacks on drinking water systems / Christian Mittermayr
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Definitions
  • 2.3. Risk Analysis for Terrorism
  • 2.4. Risk Analysis of Bio-Terroristic Attacks on Drinking Water Systems
  • 2.5. Risk Estimation
  • Chapter 3: Sample collection procedures for Online Contaminant Monitoring System / Miloslava Proksˇova´, Marianna Cíchová and Lívia Tóthová-- 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Microbial Monitoring of Drinking Water
  • 3.3. Sampling Plan
  • 3.4. New Security Approaches for Drinking Water
  • 3.5. New Approach of Online Contamination Monitoring Device (OCMD)
  • 3.5.1. Location of OCMD in water system
  • Chapter 4: A device to extract highly diluted specimens out of large volumes of water for analysis in lab-on-a-chip detection systems / Christoph Zeis
  • 4.1. The Need for a Macro-to-Micro-Fluidic Interface
  • 4.2. Principles of Separation
  • 4.3. The Needle in the Haystack
  • 4.4. Technical Description of the DINAMICS Concentration Apparatus
  • 4.5. Conclusions
  • Chapter 5: Sustainable DNA/RNA release methods for in-line waterborne pathogen screening devices / Hunor Sántha
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Survey on Pathogen-Lysis/Cell-Disruption Methods
  • 5.3 Considerations for Water Samples and In-line (Quasi Continuous) operation
  • 5.4 The Realised Case in The DINAMICS Project
  • Chapter 6: The microsystem based core of the DINAMICS water testing system: Design considerations and realization of the chip units / Theo T. Veenstra
  • 6.1 Microfluidics in DINAMICS
  • 6.2 Layout of the Fluidic Parts of DINAMICS
  • 6.3 Microfluidic Components in DINAMICS
  • 6.4 Current Status
  • 6.5 Conclusion
  • Chapter 7: Electrochemical biosensor strategies for pathogen detection in water security / Daniele Gazzola, Simone Bonetti and Giampaolo Zuccheri
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Biosensor Strategies for Pathogen Detection in Water Security
  • 7.3 Common Electrochemical Detection Systems for DNA Biosensors
  • 7.4 The On-Chip Simplified Electrochemical Technique Developed in the DINAMICS Project
  • Chapter 8: Biochemical and Nanotechnological Strategies for Signal Enhancement in the Detection of Nucleic Acids with Biosensors / Alessandra Vinelli, Manuele Onofri and Giampaolo Zuccheri8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Enhancement Methods Based on Enzymatic (or Catalyzed) Reactions
  • 8.3 Enhancement Methods Based on Nanoparticles or Nanostructures
  • 8.4 Method Based on DNA Nanostructures
  • 8.5 Conclusions and Perspectives
  • Chapter 9: Computational modelling of aqueous environments in micro and nanochannels / D. Mantzalis, K. Karantonis, N. Asproulis, L. Könözsy and D. Drikakis
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Effects of Physical Characteristics
  • 9.3 Computational Approaches
  • 9.4 Liquid Flow in Confined Geometries
  • Chapter 10: Computational recipes of transport phenomena in micro and nanofluidics / N. Asproulis10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Modelling Approaches
  • 10.3 Meta-Modelling for Macromolecules
  • 10.4 Hybrid Continuum-Molecular Models
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Multi-detection of waterborne pathogens in raw and treated water samples by using ultrafiltration concentration and DNA array technology / Sophie Courtois, Anne Cajon, Aurore Romey, Fanny Poyet and Claude Mabilat
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Improved and Simplified Method for Concentrating Viral, Bacterial and Protozoan Pathogens
  • 11.3 Integrated Protocol for Nucleic Acid Extraction, Amplification and Sequence Identification Through High Density Microarray
  • 11.4 Results
  • 11.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 12: Detection and enumeration of waterborne mycobacteria / Joseph O. Falkinham III
  • 12.1 Ecology of Waterborne Mycobacteria
  • 12.2 Physiological Ecology of Waterborne Mycobacteria
  • 12.3 Risk Analysis and Source-Tracking Environmental Mycobacteria
  • 12.4 Sampling and Sample Treatment Strategies for Mycobacterial Detection and Enumeration
  • 12.5 Mycobacterial Detection or Enumeration
  • Chapter 13: New molecular technologies for the rapid detection of Legionella in water / E. Soria, M. A. Yáñez, R. Múrtula and V. Catalán
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 Immunodetection and Legionella Fast Detection
  • 13.3 Legionella Detection using Microfluidics
  • 13.4 Future Research Directions
  • Chapter 14: Detection of virus in the water environment / Johan Nordgren and Lennart Svensson
  • 14.1 Introduction
  • 14.2 Concentration of Virus from Water Samples
  • 14.3 Detection and Quantification Methods
  • 14.4 Perspectives
  • References
  • Chapter 15: Design of PCR primers for the detection of waterborne bacteria / Julien Gardès and Richard Christen
  • 15.1 Introduction
  • 15.2 The Target Genes
  • 15.3 Design of PCR Primers
  • 15.4 DNA-Based Detection Technologies
  • 15.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 16: Fluid structure and boundary slippage in nanoscale liquid films / Nikolai V. Priezjev
  • 16.1 Abstract
  • 16.2 Introduction
  • 16.3 Molecular Dynamics Simulation Model
  • 16.4 Results
  • 16.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 17: Understanding slip at the nanoscale in fluid flows using atomistic simulations / T. E. Karakasidis and A. Liakopoulos
  • 17.1 Introduction – Definition of Slip
  • 17.2 Importance of Slip
  • 17.3 Experimental Measurement of Slip
  • 17.4 Atomistic Simulations
  • 17.5 Atomistic Simulations Results About Slip
  • 17.6 Conclusions
  • References.

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