The successful development showed an alternative to radiation-packaging of existing devices, which leaves Missions with expensive electronics that are few generations behind the state-of-the-art

Desilvestre, Ingrid E.

Koehne, Jessica

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National Aeronautics and 
 Space Administration 
 
A NASA First in Nano- Technology: First Nano Biosensor  
for Water Quality Monitoring and Crew Health Management 
 
 
 
  
 
This chip-based sensor 
system developed at 
Ames Research 
Center enables real- 
time, rapid analysis of 
water quality and 
routine health 
monitoring of 
astronauts.  
 
 
Achievement Chip-based electrochemical biosensors using carbon nanofibers 
were developed for the first time in 2010. Wafer-level processing 
of the chips and application of the biosensor for monitoring 
pathogens in water and detecting key biomarkers related to crew 
health management were demonstrated. Excellent detection 
sensitivities, low cost and small size are the desirable attributes 
for space missions. 
Timeframe 
 
Location 
 
Mission Directorate 
2010 
 
NASA Ames Research Center 
 
 
Program Center IRAD 
Anticipated Benefits The successful development will provide low cost biosensors for 
in situ water quality monitoring at the International Space Station 
(ISS) and on site crew health management in crew vehicles and 
space habitats. 
Point of Contact Jessica Koehne 
Links  
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https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20190030490 2019-09-26T18:55:15+00:00Z


A NASA First in Nano- Technology: First Nano Biosensor for Water Quality Monitoring and Crew Health Management

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