University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated

Aerosol Dynamics Inc.

Chang-Yu Wu

Zhonghui Hugh Fan

Xiao Jiang

John Lednicky

Alexandros Demetrios Theodore

Brian Eduardo Damit

Danielle Lyon Hall

Nima Afshar Mohajer

Maohua Pan

Yu-Mei Hsu

Trevor Benson Tilly

Alex Theodore

Lin Shou

Steven Russel Spielman

Gregory Stephen Lewis

Wolfgang M Sigmund

David W Mazyck

Kevin William Powers

Paolo Colombo

Arantzazu Eiguren Fernandez

Vasana Maneeratana

Hyoungjun Park

Qi Zhang

Jin-Hwa Lee

Lindsey Ann Riemenschneider

Erik R Pitoniak

Danielle J Londeree

An apparatus and method for the delivery and deposition of particles air-liquid-interface (ALI) cell cultures includes a sample inlet coupled to a growth tube having interior walls that are wet. The growth tube is configured to operate at a first temperature along a first length of the tube and a second temperature along a second length positioned between the first length and a growth tube outlet. The apparatus also includes a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles. The exposure chamber adapted to hold cell cultures at an air-liquid interface positioned underneath the plurality of nozzles and a temperature regulator adapted to control a temperature of the exposure chamber. The apparatus also includes a controller including instructions operable to cause the controller to maintain a relative humidity within the exposure chamber by controlling at least the second temperature of the growth tube and the temperature of the exposure chamber.

Efficient deposition of nano-sized particles onto cells at an air liquid interface

An apparatus and method are provided for performing detection of microorganisms (e.g., viruses) with high sensitivity. The apparatus and method are well suited for point-of-care (POC) testing in resource-limited regions and are capable of being operated with very little manual intervention and without the need for lab equipment. A variety of viruses can be detected with high sensitivity, including, for example, coronaviruses, Zika virus and flu viruses.

Apparatus and method for performing microorganism detection

Described herein are bioaerosol detection systems and methods of use. In embodiments of bioaerosol detection systems and methods of use as described herein, systems and methods detect one or more coronaviruses and/or one or more influenza strains. In embodiments, coronaviruses according to systems and methods as described herein are SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In embodiments, influenza strains and/or particles according to the present disclosure are H1N1 influenza.

Bioaerosol detection systems and methods of use

Described herein are bioaerosol detection systems and methods of use.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for collection devices, methods of making collection devices, methods of collecting gases and aerosol particles, and the like.

Collecting device for gases and aerosol, methods of making, and method of use

Collecting device for gases and aerosol, methods of making, and methods of use

In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to infrared (IR) filter systems, methods of using the IR filter systems, and methods of degrading a contaminant, and the like.

Infrared radiation filter systems, methods of use and methods of disinfection and decontamination

Infrared radiation filter systems, methods of use, and methods of disinfection and decontamination

In accordance with the invention there are devices and processes for making ceramic nanofiber mats and ceramic filters for use in high temperature and in corrosive environments. The process for forming a ceramic filter can include electrospinning a preceramic polymer solution into a preceramic polymer fiber having a diameter from about 10 nm to about 1 micron and forming a preceramic polymer fiber web from the preceramic polymer fiber onto a collector. The process can also include pyrolyzing the preceramic polymer fiber web to form a ceramic nanofiber mat having a diameter less than the diameter of the preceramic polymer fiber, the ceramic nanofiber mat comprising one or more of an oxide ceramic and a non-oxide ceramic such that the ceramic fiber mat can withstand temperature greater than about 1000 &#xb0; C.

Ceramic nanofibers for liquid or gas filtration and other high temperature (&#x3e; 1000&#xb0; C.) applications

Exemplary embodiments provide bioaerosol detection systems and methods for detecting bioaerosols. In one embodiment, the bioaerosol detection system can include a humidifier to increase the humidity of a continuously flowing sample volume of a bioaerosol sample using a biologically compatible liquid medium, and an amplifier to deposit vapor on the bioaerosol sample for a particle size amplification process. Bioaerosol(s) can thus be detected and sampled while simultaneously maintaining their viability. The disclosed bioaerosol detection systems and the methods can provide high efficiency for sampling and detecting ultrafine bioaerosol(s) such as viruses and proteins, which can be smaller than 0.3 &#x3bc;m in diameter and can be as small as 20 nm.

High-efficiency viable sampler for ultrafine bioaerosols

A method for removing mercury from a fluid stream includes the steps of providing a porous composite material comprising a substrate and a plurality of catalyst and/or photocatalyst particles, and contacting substrate with a fluid stream. The porous composite material adsorbs and/or then oxidizes or reduces metallic species including elemental mercury. A fossil fuel fired power plant can include an emission control device comprising the porous composite material to filter flue gas to and thereby minimize mercury emissions into the environment.

Method for mercury capture from fluid streams

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Gainesville, FL, United States of America

Chang-Yu Wu