A lab-on-a-chip for detection of nerve agent sarin in blood

• Main Authors: Tan, Hsih Yin, Loke, Weng Keong, Tan, Yong Teng, Nguyen, Nam-Trung
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94217; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7827
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sarin (C4H10FO2P,O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate) is a colourless, odourless and highly toxic phosphonate that acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor and disrupts neuromuscular transmission. Sarin and related phosphonates are chemical warfare agents, and there is a possibility of their application...