Pathogen detection apparatus and pathogen detection method
US11435286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2458/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pathogen detection apparatus includes a collector that collects a pathogen in air; a reactor that causes the pathogen collected by the collector to react with a labeled substance; a time measurer that measures time from start of reaction in the reactor; a detector that detects a quantity of labeled substance that has reacted with the pathogen; and a controller. The controller calculates a gradient value on the basis of a predetermined time period from the start of reaction measured by the time measurer and the quantity of labeled substance detected by the detector, and determines, on the basis of the gradient value, a time interval to next collection that is to be performed by the collector.
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