Sensor for detecting microorganisms
US5809185A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor for detecting microorganisms in air, water, or deposited on surfaces. The sensor includes a source of light, a waveguide receptive to the source of light, a fluorochrome coating on the waveguide, and a detector which detects the Stokes shift of light passing through the waveguide in response to microorganisms fluorescing as they come into contact with the fluorochrome coating on the waveguide.
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