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Photoacoustic flow cell for identification of rare analytes in suspension

US10859536B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Curators of the University of Missouri · US

Inventors

Benjamin Samuel Goldschmidt · Fürth, DE
Kyle Rood · Saint Peters, US
John Andrew Viator · Pittsburgh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2016
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 2, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/101
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A photoacoustic flow cell, the components of which may be made well in advance of conducting photoacoustic analysis, comprising (a) a chamber structure that defines a chamber, a chamber inlet, and a chamber outlet, and (b) a glass test structure, at least a portion of which is supported by the chamber structure and at least a portion of which is located in the chamber, wherein the test structure comprises an interior surface that defines a test passageway through which samples will be flowed when conducting the photoacoustic analysis.

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