The University of Oregon Biology and the Built Environment Center (BioBE Center) has conducted extensive research using Thermo Fisher Scientific’s AerosolSense air sampler. AerosolSense is an active air sampler that pulls 200 L/minute of room air into the unit for impaction and capture of bioaerosols. The capture media samples are then processed with molecular techniques to determine the presence or absence of target pathogens. The BioBE Center has just released two papers as preprint. Visit the bioaerosol testing page for the latest on these projects.
Read the preprint that evaluates the sampler in controlled chamber studies, “Evaluation of a Bioaerosol Sampler for Indoor Environmental Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2”
Read the preprint that evaluates the sampler in a hospital setting, “Exploring Integrated Environmental Viral Surveillance of Indoor Environments: A comparison of surface and bioaerosol environmental sampling in hospital rooms with COVID-19 patients”
Visit the Bioaerosol research testing page
Read the New York Times Article from March 24, 2021, “The Next Trick: Pulling Coronavirus out of Thin Air.”
