On-chip laboratories used for protection against biological and chemical weapons to terrorist attacks

United States non-proliferation and counter-terrorism Committee (bipartisan commission) warning over the next five years United States BW attacks may occur, it is recommended that the new President Omar BA on water and air of detection of pathogens.

"Our security space continue to shrink," the report concluded that.

Chip laboratory technology (Lab-on-a-chip technology) can detect biological viruses carrying media and bio-terrorist attack detection in advance. However the Commission found that so far the technology has been deployed.

"I am familiar with MEMS devices related persons, Microfluidic Chip laboratories (microfluidic labs on-a-chip) is already large cities used to detect biological weapons," MEMS industry analysts said Marlene Bourne.

In his view, the importance of deploying ', as if these devices are officially running in use, you do not need to have ' public showdown.

To date, chip laboratory mainly against a certain type of pathogen detection, because the detection of virus required reagent is targeted.

But the United States Office of Naval Research has recently announced a development one can detect different medical environment of chip Hospital (hospital-on-a-chip) program, which is expected to promote further introduced similar advance warning devices, are used to detect a range of possible biological weapons.

Anthrax is still thinking of biological and chemical attacks most likely to use the media to carry the incurable virus.

The Committee recommends that the future Obama Government-designated experts to United States National Security Council, is responsible for the coordination of the United States and foreign experts together to guard against nuclear, biological chemical terrorist attacks.