A system for sampling air and collecting particles potentially including
bioagents entrained in the air for detection. The system comprises
collecting a sample of the air with the particles entrained in the air,
directing the sample to a receiving surface, directing a liquid to the
receiving surface thereby producing a liquid surface, wherein the
particles potentially including bioagents become captured in the liquid,
and heating the liquid wherein the particles potentially including
bioagents become heated to lysis the bioagents.