Collection Substrate |
Sterilized commercial swab;Single solid ‘well’ for concentrated spot samples;Can include liquid sampling kit to sample into 500uL liquid vial |
Particle Size Range & Collection Efficiency |
>95% for swab collection of particles 5nm to >10μm>95% for solid collection of particles 5nm to >10μm>90% for liquid collection of particles 5nm to 10μm |
Particle Concentration Range |
Zero to 10^5 particles/cm3 |
Condensing Fluid |
Water, distilled or cleaner |
Sample Flow Rate |
1.2 L/min |
Sampled Aerosol Conditions |
Non-corrosive0 – 40 degrees C |
Sample Components |
Sterile swab can be pretreated with genomic preservative for ease of sample handling |
Sample Time |
Two preset user-adjustable sample times from 1 minute to 24 hours per sample |
Controls |
3-position dial for setup and sample start duration |
Status Indicator Lights |
4-color LED indicating warm-up/ready (yellow), sampling/setup (green), standby/off (blue),
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Communications |
USB serial communications for setting sample time options; output for sampling parameters
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Environmental Operating Conditions |
10 – 35 degrees C
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Sample Line Cleaning |
Ozone, alcohol rinse, hydrogen peroxide |
Instrument Decontamination |
Recommended vaporized hydrogen peroxide, other methods possible per experimental needs |
Sample Inlet |
10mm OD SS tube |
Noise |
Quiet for unobtrusive sampling, home use; 48dB; about as loud as a home refrigerator |
Power |
90-264 VAC/47-63 Hz; output voltage is 12.0 V DC and output current is 15A (maximum) |
Dimensions |
241 mm (H) x 243 mm (W) x 203 mm (D) (9.5 x 8.4 x 8.0 inches) |
Weight |
4.5 Kg (10 lb) |
Aerosol particle collector technology is licensed from Aerosol Dynamics Inc. with U.S. Patents #6712881, #7736421, #8801838, German Patent #10392241 and Japanese Patent #5908475. Other patents pending. A grant from the National Institutes of Health (1 RC3 ES019081-01) funded the collector development.