M.A.I.K®
Mobile detection kit for nerve agents
- Broad detection spectrum
- Highly sensitive
- Mobile use due to small size and low weight
- Simple application
- Fast result within 3 minutes
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The use of nerve agents in the recent past
The use of nerve agents is a continuous and serious threat with the most recent examples being the use of Sarin in 2013, VX in 2017 and Novichok in 2018 and 2020. Early detection of these substances allows immediate countermeasures to be taken on site (e.g. decontamination or initiation of therapy).
About M.A.I.K®
M.A.I.K® is a mobile and highly sensitive test kit that can easily and quickly be used to detect a surface contamination (e.g. skin) with nerve agents and other cholinesterase inhibitors within a few minutes1.
The principle of M.A.I.K® is based on a simple color reaction:
- A solution remains colorless when the sampled surface contains an AChE-inhibitor (e.g. a nerve agent).
- The test solution turns yellow if the surface does not contain an AChE-inhibitor.
Component 1: Sampler
Cotton swab for sampling the surface
Component 2: Buffer solution
Maintaining stable reaction conditions
Component 3: Yellow enzyme cap
Contains human AChE
Component 4: Red reagent cap
Activates the color reaction
Working principle
M.A.I.K® is a 4-step-measurement, which can be performed easily and quickly. The principle is based on assessing whether human acetylcholinesterase, which is a component of M.A.I.K®, is either still active or inhibited after a surface has been sampled.
- Wipe the surface area with the sampler
- Put the sampler into the sample tube
- Screw the yellow enzyme cap onto the tube and shake the tube
- Screw the red reagent cap onto the tube and shake the tube
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Contact
Dr. Jürgen Maurer
Head of Productmanagement in vitro diagnostics
Phone: +49 6251 1083-327
Fax: +49 6251 1083-116
j.maurer@koehler-chemie.de
Head of Productmanagement in vitro diagnostics
Phone: +49 6251 1083-327
Fax: +49 6251 1083-116
j.maurer@koehler-chemie.de
M.A.I.K®
A mobile and generic test based on the inhibition of human acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
Easily detect a surface contamination
(e.g. skin) with nerve agents and other AChE-inhibitors within 3 minutes
Highly sensitive to all human-toxic substances that inhibit AChE
Dr. Franz Köhler Chemie GmbH
Tel. +49 6251 1083-0 | Fax +49 6251 1083-146 |
info@koehler-chemie.de
Kontakt zur Meldung von Nebenwirkungen:
QPPV- Tel. +49 (0)6251 1083-100 |
pharmacovigilance@koehler-chemie.de