SPADA Book - April 11, 2017

Surrogates: Non-threat, Biological Materials

Operators Workflows On-site Biological Assessment Process Evaluate, challenge, and establish confidence in biological assessment in the field Technologies

sample

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Potential Formats for a Surrogate Material

Example workflow

Powder, dried on a surface, aerosolized, etc.

Sampling

Cell-spiked swabs

Processing

DNA extraction

Cell suspension

Genomic DNA

Detection

Data interpretation & reporting

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