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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2020
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC (US);
Auburn University, Auburn, AL (US);
Kathleen Giles, Washington, DC (US);
Thomas Craig Angle, Auburn, AL (US);
Lowell Paul Waggoner, Auburn, AL (US);
Thomas Passler, Auburn, AL (US);
Terrence Fischer, Auburn, AL (US);
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Auburn, AL (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods of making a training aid for detecting a biohazard, and related devices and methods of using the device, including a canine training aid. The devices are made by positioning a polymer layer in proximity and physically separated from a biological material, so that volatile organic compounds contact and bind or infuse the polymer layer. The device is made render-safe by inactivating the infused polymer layer, such as by heating to a temperature sufficient to inactivate biological agents on or in the analyte-infused polymer layer. The device can be stored in a substantially air-tight configuration for subsequent use in training, such as canine and/or or artificial detectors.