Browsing Cranfield Health by Author "Rix, Catherine S."

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CASS•E: Cranfield astrobiological stratospheric sampling experiment

Naicker, L.; Grama, V. V.; Juanes-Vallejo, Clara M.; Katramados, Ioannis; Rato, Carla Cristina Pereira Salgueiro Catarino; Rix, Catherine S.; Sanchez, E.; Cullen, David C. (2010-12-31)

CASS•E is a life detectionexperimentthat aims to be capable of collecting microorganisms in Earth's Stratosphere. Theexperiment will be launched on astratosphericballoon in collaboration with Eurolaunch through the ...
Detecting life on Mars and the life marker chip : antibody assays for detecting organic molecules in liquid extracts of Martian samples

Rix, Catherine S. (Cranfield University, 2012-01)

The Life Marker Chip instrument, which has been selected to fly as part of the 2018 ExoMars rover mission payload, aims to detect up to 25 organic molecules in martian rocks and regolith, as markers of extant life, extinct ...
Extraction of polar and nonpolar biomarkers from the martian soil using aqueous surfactant solutions

Court, Richard W.; Rix, Catherine S.; Sims, Mark R.; Cullen, David C.; Sephton, Mark A. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2012-12-31)

The Life Marker Chip intends to use an aqueous surfactant solution to extract both polar AND nonpolar biomarkers from the martian soil for transport to an antibody-based detection system. Currently, a solution of 1.5 g ...

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