Park Ji-Woon, Park Chul Woo, Lee Sung Hwa, Hwang Jungho
School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
HAE Research and Development Center, LG Electronics, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
PLoS One. 2015 May 7;10(5):e0125251. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125251. eCollection 2015.
A culture-based colony counting method is the most widely used analytical technique for monitoring bioaerosols in both indoor and outdoor environments. However, this method requires several days for colony formation. In this study, our goal was fast monitoring (Sampling: 3 min, Detection: < 1 min) of indoor bioaerosol concentrations with ATP bioluminescence assay using a bioaerosol sampler. For this purpose, a novel hand-held electrostatic rod-type sampler (110 mm wide, 115 mm long, and 200 mm tall) was developed and used with a commercial luminometer, which employs the Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence method. The sampler consisted of a wire-rod type charger and a cylindrical collector, and was operated with an applied voltage of 4.5 kV and a sampling flow rate of 150.7 lpm. Its performance was tested using Staphylococcus epidermidis which was aerosolized with an atomizer. Bioaerosol concentrations were measured using ATP bioluminescence method with our sampler and compared with the culture-based method using Andersen cascade impactor under controlled laboratory conditions. Indoor bioaerosol concentrations were also measured using both methods in various indoor environments. A linear correlation was obtained between both methods in lab-tests and field-tests. Our proposed sampler with ATP bioluminescence method may be effective for fast monitoring of indoor bioaerosol concentrations.
基于培养的菌落计数法是监测室内和室外环境中生物气溶胶最广泛使用的分析技术。然而,这种方法需要几天时间才能形成菌落。在本研究中,我们的目标是使用生物气溶胶采样器通过ATP生物发光测定法快速监测(采样:3分钟,检测:<1分钟)室内生物气溶胶浓度。为此,开发了一种新型手持式静电棒式采样器(宽110毫米,长115毫米,高200毫米),并与采用三磷酸腺苷(ATP)生物发光法的商用发光计一起使用。该采样器由线棒式充电器和圆柱形收集器组成,工作电压为4.5 kV,采样流速为150.7 lpm。使用雾化器将表皮葡萄球菌雾化,对其性能进行了测试。在受控实验室条件下,使用我们的采样器通过ATP生物发光法测量生物气溶胶浓度,并与使用安德森级联撞击器的基于培养的方法进行比较。还在各种室内环境中使用这两种方法测量了室内生物气溶胶浓度。在实验室测试和现场测试中,两种方法之间都获得了线性相关性。我们提出的带有ATP生物发光法的采样器可能对快速监测室内生物气溶胶浓度有效。