Apparatus and method for automated monitoring of airborne bacterial spores
US7563615B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N35/00009
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for automated monitoring of airborne bacterial spores. The apparatus is provided with an air sampler, a surface for capturing airborne spores, a thermal lysis unit to release DPA from bacterial spores, a source of lanthanide ions, and a spectrometer for excitation and detection of the characteristic fluorescence of the aromatic molecules in bacterial spores complexed with lanthanide ions. In accordance with the method: computer-programmed steps allow for automation of the apparatus for the monitoring of airborne bacterial spores.
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