Arrangement and method for analysis of biological samples

US8279434B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE
• UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART · DE

Inventors

• Heike Mertsching · Sindelfingen, DE
• Gerd Sulz · Ehrenkirchen, DE
• Hagen Thielecke · Blieskastel, DE
• Carsten Bolwien · Glückstadt, DE
• Steffen Koch · Cologne, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 9, 2007
• Grant date: Oct 2, 2012
• Expiry date: Mar 1, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2021/651
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention lies in the technical field of cell biology and transplantation medicine. It concerns devices and methods for rapid and noninvasive analysis or checking of biological samples, especially for sterility control, for characterization of infectious particles and microorganisms contained in the biological sample and for characterization of tissue cells and transplants. The main areas of application of the invention are biotechnological production of pharmacological active ingredients and therapeutic agents as well as transplantation medicine.