Life Sciences Contract Services

Infectious Disease Research

Emerging Pathogens
Aerobiology Program

BL-3/BL-2 Bioaerosol Science and Aerosol Inhalation Capabilities

Radial 24-Port Nose-Only Inhalation Exposure Chamber with Aerodynamic Particle Sizer® Spectrometer; custom design, low-flow Stainless Steel Impinger; and DustTrak™ Aerosol Monitor in a Class III Biosafety cabinet

Inhalation Exposure Systems
  • Rodent nose-only
  • Rodent whole-body
  • Rabbit nose-only
  • Ferret nose-only
  • Canine oro-nasal
  • NHP oro-nasal
  • Mini pig oro-nasal
Bioaerosol Science
  • Particle size distribution - gravimetric and chemical analyses
    • Aerodynamic Particle Sizer®
    • Cascade impaction
    • Cyclone
  • Aerosol concentration - gravimetric and chemical analyses
    • Impingement
    • Real-time aerosol monitor
      • DustTrak®
      • MicroDust Pro®
    • Filtration
    • Cyclone
    • Stainless steel liquid impinger
    • All-glass liquid impinger

    Electron microscopy image of Francisella tularensis, the causative organism of tularemia

  • Aerosol Generation
    • Commercial nebulizers
      • PARI LC Plus®
      • Hospitak
      • Heart Series
      • Lovelace nebulizer
      • Collison nebulizer
    • Ultrasonic nebulizer
      • DeVilbiss®
      • Aerogen®
    • Custom designed nebulizer
      • Slit-Jet nebulizer
    • Dry powder aerosol generators
      • Reciprocating bolus dispersion
      • Capsule dispersion
      • Blister pack dispersion
      • Venturi
      • Fluid-bed generator
Containment

    Class III Biosafety Cabinet in BL-3 containment inhalation exposure line

  • Class III biosafety cabinet
  • Class III transfer carts
  • Super Mouse 750 Micro-Isolator®
  • Class II Type A2 biosafety cabinets
  • Flexible film bioisolators
Specialized
  • Plethysmography
    • NHP head-out
    • Rabbit head-out
    • Rodent head-out
    • Rodent whole-body
  • Inhalation
    • Forced ventilatory maneuvers (intubation)
    • Penn Century MicrosprayerTM
  • Bioaerosol Science
    • Instrument design and characterization
    • Aerosol detector and trigger challenge

Contact Us:
Phone:   888-322-1166
Email:   busdev@southernresearch.org