Monodisperse Fluorescent Polystyrene Microspheres for Staphylococcus aureus Aerosol Simulation.

ABSTRACT: Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is one of the most common causes of hospital-acquired infections and foodborne illnesses and is commonly found in nature in air, dust, and water. The spread and transmission of SA aerosols in the air has the potential to cause epidemic transmission among humans and between humans and animals. To effectively provide the timely warning of SA aerosols in the atmosphere, the identification and detection of SA aerosol concentrations are required. Due to their homogeneous physicochemical properties, highly monodisperse submicron polystyrene (PS) microspheres can be used as one of the simulants of SA aerosols. In this study, 800 nm monodisperse fluorescent PS (f-PS) microspheres with fluorescence spectra and particle size distribution similar to those of SA were

SUBMITTER: Lu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10490235 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature