BioCascade-VIVAS™
Viable Bioaerosol Collection System BioCascade BioSpot-VIVAS The BC-BSS315 BioCascade-VIVAS™ bioaerosol collection system is a combination of instruments for size-fractionated bioaerosol sampling.
Temperature control and gentle impaction provides
enhanced viability of concentrated samples.
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The BioCascade and VIVAS technologies were developed by Aerosol Dynamics Inc. Primary Reference: Nannu Shankar, S., Vass, W.B., Lednicky, J.A., Logan, T., Messcher, R.L., Eiguren-Fernandez, A., Amanatidis, S., Sabo-Attwood, T., Wu, C.Y., (2023)
The BioCascade-VIVAS system for collection and delivery of virus-laden size-fractionated airborne particles, Journal of Aerosol Science, Volume 175, 2024, 106263, ISSN 0021-
8502, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2023.106263
Chen, Y., Chen, J., Nannu Shankar, S., Amanatidis, S., Eiguren-Fernandez, A., Kreisberg, N., … Wu, C.Y. (2024). The BioCascade impactor: A novel device for direct collection of size-fractionated bioaerosols into liquid medium. Aerosol Science and Technology, 58(3), 264–275.https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2024.2301941 The BioCascade is a 3 stage cascade planar impactor(>10µm, 4-10µm and 1.5-4µm) for the collection of coarse particles, the compliment fine aerosol collection of the BioSpot-VIVAS™ bioaerosol sampler.
The BioSpot-VIVAS uses condensation growth tube technology to capture particles above 7nm.
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How to get your own Biocascade-VIVAS: BioCascade Impactors can be purchased directly from Aerosol Dynamics Inc.
The BioCascade-VIVAS system can be purchased as a combined package from Handix Scientific, or its distributors.
The BioSpot-VIVAS patented technology is exclusively licensed by Handix Scientific.
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