Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
204 University of North Texas (142092)
Principal Investigator: Verbeck IV,Guido Fridolin
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 40,000
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 4/1/23 - 8/31/23
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Chemistry
Department, Center, School, or Institute: College of Science
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Head-Space Monitoring Via Membrane-Inlet Mass Spectrometer (MIMS) Analysis of Incoming Mail for Illicit Substances
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Algolook, Inc.
CFDA:
Program Title: none
Note:
The proposed research addresses the Focus Area of clandestine transmission of illicit substances coming into correctional facilities. The mission of this research project is to develop a head-space monitoring system to rapidly detect and prevent the influx of illicit materials into the correction facilities through the mail system. The detection of these illicit chemicals will be achievable by implementing a membrane-inlet mass spectrometer (MIMS) system onto a heated inlet. Also, for monitoring and security personnel, unintentional exposures to these illicit chemistries, especially fentanyl, may be encountered less frequently, but neither one should be neglected or taken lightly. The elevated amount of illicit chemistry into a facility seems inevitable, but addition of the head-space monitoring device plan is to reduce this process, as well as begin a path to elimination of abuse subsatnces into these facilities. The implementation of head-space monitoring systems can help eliminate the continuation of trafficking chemistry, as well as help preserve their operational readiness and optimal performance of the correctional process. Additionally, it will allow for the immediate detection and identification of the new analogues, which will help determine its initial location and the proper protocol to manage it. As to traffic, the secondary concern is to help maintain the safety and health of the correctional personnel, especially in exposure to fentanyl and transdermal contact. By providing the ability to monitor the incoming mail, correctional members can be given the reassurance that their health will no longer be jeopardized and have the opportunity to rapidly respond to a trafficking issue.
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