Skin-print fluorescence analysis method and apparatus
US10254277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/007
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of analyzing a skin-print provided on a first surface of an optically transparent substrate. The method comprises the steps of exposing the skin-print on the first surface of the optically transparent substrate to one or more reagents selected to bind with one or more metabolites present in the skin-print; transmitting electromagnetic radiation onto the skin-print through the optically transparent substrate using a radiation source to thereby produce an optical signal of said one or more reagents and/or said one or more metabolites; and detecting an optical image of the optical signal through the optically transparent substrate using a sensor. Also a skin-print analysis apparatus and a reagent cartridge for use in carrying out the method.
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