RNA Identification and Detection of Nucleic Acids as Aerosols in Air Samples by Means of Photon and Electron Interactions

This study presents a methodology to reveal traces of viral particles, as aerosol with known chemical and molecular structure, in a sample by means of photon and electron interactions. The method is based on Monte Carlo simulations and on the analysis of photon-electron fluxes-spectra through energy...

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Main Authors: John I. Adlish, Piero Neuhold, Riccardo Surrente, Luca J. Tagliapietra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Instruments
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/5/2/23
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Summary:This study presents a methodology to reveal traces of viral particles, as aerosol with known chemical and molecular structure, in a sample by means of photon and electron interactions. The method is based on Monte Carlo simulations and on the analysis of photon-electron fluxes-spectra through energy channels counts as a function of different aerosol viral concentrations in the air sample and looking at the peculiar photon/electron interactions with the potential abnormal atomic hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), carbon (C), and phosphorus (P) compositions present in the air sample as a function of living and nonliving matter with PO<sub>4</sub> group RNA/DNA strands in a cluster configuration.
ISSN:2410-390X