Journal
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
Volume 284, Issue -, Pages 525-533Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2018.12.155
Keywords
Bioaerosols; Airborne microorganism; Real-time sampling; Wet-cyclone; Particle-into-liquid sampler
Funding
- KIST Institutional Program
- Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, via the Public Technology Program Based on Environmental Policy [2016000160008]
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We present a novel bioaerosol sampling system based on a wet-cyclone for real-time and continuous monitoring of airborne microorganisms. The Automated and Real-time Bioaerosol Sampler based on Wet-cyclone (ARBSW) continuously collects bioaerosols in a liquid medium and delivers the samples to a sensing device using a wireless remote control system. Based on a high air-to-liquid-flow-rate ratio (similar to 1.4x10(5)) and a stable liquid thin film within a wet-cyclone, the system achieved excellent sampling performance as indicated by the high concentration and viability of bioaerosols (> 95% collection efficiency for > 0.5-mu m-diameter particles, > 95% biological collection efficiency for Staphylococcus epidermidis and Micrococcus luteus). Furthermore, the continuous and real-time sampling performance of the ARBSW system under test-bed conditions and during a field test demonstrated that the ARBSW is capable of continuously monitoring bioaerosols in real time with high sensitivity. Therefore, the ARBSW shows promise for continuous real-time monitoring of bioaerosols and will facilitate the management of bioaerosol-related health and environmental issues.
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