MFG DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL MATERIEL DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER PHILADELPHIA
Description END ITEM IDENTIFICATION: 6630-01-654-5933; ENVIRONMENTAL SENTINEL BIOMONITOR WATTAGE RATING: 0.5 WATTS VOLTAGE IN VOLTS AND CURRENT TYPE: 110.0 AC OR 220.0 AC PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY: SENSOR, ELECTRIC CELL-SUBSTRATE IMPEDANCE SENSING (ECIS) SPECIAL FEATURES: THE ECIS IS ONE OF TWO SENSORS THAT MAKE UP THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENTINEL BIOMONITOR (ESB) SYSTEM. THE ECIS IS A CELL-BASED ELECTRONIC SENSOR THAT DETECTS PRESENCE OF A WIDE RANGE OF TOXIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS IN DRINKING WATER FROM FIELD SOURCES. THIS SENSOR IS COMBINED WITH THE ACE SENSOR IN THE ESB; A FIELD PORTABLE, CELL-BASED BIOMONITOR THAT IDENTIFIES WHOLE WATER TOXICITY USING A DIRECT MEASUREMENT ON A LIVING ORGANISM S REACTION TO ONE OR MORE POTENTIALLY TOXIC COMPOUNDS IN WATER; INSIDE EACH BIOCHIP IS A LAYER OF LIVE FISH CELLS COVERING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. WHEN WATER CONTAINING TOXIC CHEMICALS IS ADDED TO THE BIOCHIP, THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE CELLS CHANGE IN WAYS THAT WE CAN MEASURE ELECTRICALLY; INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT, A DETECTION ALGORITHM COMPARES THE CONTROL AND TEST SAMPLE WITH HISTORICAL DATA TO DETERMINE IF THE SAMPLE IS TOXIC. THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAYS A SIMPLE SAFE OR CONTAMINATED RESULT IN 60 MINUTES OR LESS.
