Hardened MobileTrace | Morpho Detection, Inc.

General Description
Trace contraband detection system designed for the challenging environments in which you work. It has been tested to military and government standards and has expanded capabilities for detecting chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs).

Detects CWAs, TICs, explosives, precursors, narcotics and taggants.
Designed for challenging environments: extreme temperature, dust, moisture, salt fog, and rain. Drop- and vibration-tested.
Physical shock- and vibration-resistant
Temperatures range: -20°C to 55°C (-4°F to 131°F). Humidity range: 0-95% rH noncondensing
CWAs library: blood, blister, nerve
TICs library: including chlorides, cyanides, acids and ammonias
Lightweight. Two batteries for up to six hours of operation. Internal back up batteries for “hot swap” ability.
False alarm rates <2%
Results verified at third-party laboratories
Daylight readable touch screen (800 NIT)
Simple user interface and intuitive menus
Phone, e-mail, and field service engineer technical support and troubleshooting 24/7
Ergonomically designed

Technical Description
Ion Trap Mobility Spectrometry (ITMS™): ionizes and identifies contraband particles/vapors based their unique times-of-flight in an electric field. ITMS™ enables extremely low concentrations of electrophillic vapors to be trapped/ detected. Simultaneous dual-mode detection allows analysis of both positive/negative ions in a single sample allowing detection/identification of a greater range of explosive types. A semi-permeable membrane excludes dust and dirt increasing sensitivity facilitating operation in environments with high traffic, humidity or contamination.

Evaluation Criteria

THROUGHPUT:

2 minutes or less for detection
Continuous operation with no defined runs
349-96 samples every 2 hours
The system or device is currently fully automated
Device or system is intended for multiple detection assays
0-1 solutions, buffer, eluents, and/or reagents
0 components
Less than 5 minutes is required for set-up
1-2 steps are required for detection

LOGISTICS:

Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
Approximately the size of a toaster
Between 5 and 25 kg
Wired connections are available
System or device uses batteries
4-8 hours battery life

OPERATIONS:

Can be used from -21°C to 41°C
Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
5-10 years expected life
Results can be viewed in real-time
The system could be adapted to a fully autonomous system with some effort
The system software is closed and not available for modification
The system hardware is closed and not available for modification

DETECTION:

This system does not test liquids
Excellent specificity. System has occasional false alarms under certain conditions (<2%)
< 1x10-6 mg/m3
System currently can identify aerosolized chemical agent
Possible system could identify liquid chemical agent

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