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Navy Researchers Identify Bacteria in Human Serum

NAMRU-SA Bioengineer and postdoctoral fellow, Christian N. Kotanen, Ph.D., holds a battery-powered, handheld Raman spectrometer that can display biomolecular “fingerprints” of an infectious pathogen in less than a minute. NAMRU-SA Bioengineer and postdoctoral fellow, Christian N. Kotanen, Ph.D., holds a battery-powered, handheld Raman spectrometer that can display biomolecular “fingerprints” of an infectious pathogen in less than a minute.

7/12/2015 By: Christian Kotanen PhD

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The rate of infectious complications in the U.S. military is approximately 35 percent for combat casualties. Early diagnosis of bacterial agents in the field is critical for the survival and care of wounded warfighters. Advances in diagnostic capabilities that are well suited to field conditions can aid in prevention of infectious complications.

Scientists at the Naval Medical Research Unit-San Antonio (NAMRU-SA) are investigating novel techniques and platforms for rapid and effective infectious pathogen diagnosis.

One such technique, known as surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy, has the ability to generate unique spectral biomolecular “fingerprints” of microbes such as bacteria and viruses. Read More

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