Contactless separation and concentration of Legionella species in drinking water installations
At a glance
- Project leader : Philippe Cachot, Prof. Dr. Jürg Dual, Prof. Dr. Lars Fieseler
- Project team : Antonio De Agostini, Hop Nguyen, Alen Pavlic, Marjan Veljkovic
- Project status : ongoing
- Funding partner : Innosuisse (Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 49528.1 IP-ENG)
- Project partner : Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETH / Institute for Mechanical Systems, Georg Fischer AG
- Contact person : Lars Fieseler
Description
Legionella are harmful bacteria that can live in building water installations. An “at line” system is proposed that monitors the Legionella content of the water. The system fits to a water installation and consists of an acoustofluidic device that concentrates the bacteria.