System and method for pathogen detection and identification
US8981298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/02466
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This disclosure concerns a pathogen inspection system that includes a handling system that presents single cells from a sample to at least one QCL laser source. The QCL laser source is configured to deliver light to a cell within the cells in order to induce vibrational bond absorption in one or more analytes within the cell. The system includes a detection facility that detects the mid-infrared wavelength light transmitted by the cell and identifies the cell as either a pathogen or not a pathogen.
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