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
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).
- 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.
Cotton swab for sampling the surface
Maintaining stable reaction conditions
Contains human AChE
Activates the color reaction
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
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
Phone. +49 6251 1083-0 | Fax +49 6251 1083-146 | info@koehler-chemie.de
Contact for reporting adverse events:
QPPV- Phone +49 (0)6251 1083-100 | pharmacovigilance@koehler-chemie.de
Contact for reporting issues – Whistleblower Protection System:
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