Non-contact and non-destructive detection and identification of Bacillus anthracis inside paper envelopes

Shai Kendler; Ran Aharoni; Shay Cohen; Raviv Raich; Shay Weiss; Haim Levy; Ziv Mano; Barak Fishbain; Izhar Ron

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.05.007

Non-contact and non-destructive detection and identification of Bacillus anthracis inside paper envelopes

Shai Kendler, Ran Aharoni, Shay Cohen, Raviv Raich, Shay Weiss, Haim Levy, Ziv Mano, Barak Fishbain, Izhar Ron

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

Efficient and safe detection of Bacillus anthracis spores (BAS) is a challenging task especially in bio-terror scenarios where the agent is concealed. We provide a proof-of-concept for the identification of concealed BAS inside mail envelopes using short-wave infrared hyperspectral imaging (SWIR-HSI). The spores and two other benign materials are identified according to their typical absorption spectrum. The identification process is based on the removal of the envelope signal using a new automatic new algorithm. This method may serve as a fast screening tool prior to using classical bioanalytical techniques.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e55-e58
Journal	Forensic Science International
Volume	301
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.05.007
State	Published - Aug 2019

Keywords

Algorithm
Bacillus anthracis
Bio-terror
Hyperspectral imaging (HSI)
Short-wave infrared (SWIR)

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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