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US 10,948,491 B2Granted
Passive insect surveillance sensor device
AssigneeUniversity of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsBradley J. Willenberg, Sudipta Seal
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Abstract
Disclosed are real-time insect surveillance sensor devices and methods that use a colorimetric readout for detecting insect disease vectors (such as mosquitoes which can transmit pathogens such as DENV, CHIKV, and ZIKV). The method involves an attractive or feeding solution combined with detector conjugates. The conjugate can specifically detect proteins present in insect saliva and/or proteins specific to mosquito-borne pathogens.
Claims12
A device comprising:
- (a) an internal payload reservoir comprising a payload solution, wherein the payload solution comprises:
- (i) an insect attractant or insect food source, wherein the insect attractant or insect food source is sugar water;
- and
- (ii) a detector conjugate comprising a gold nanoparticle conjugated to a specific detector molecule that binds specifically to a protein present in the saliva of a specific insect to be detected, wherein the specific detector molecule is an aptamer;
- (b) an internal transfer wick;
- (c) a secondary reservoir;
- and
- (d) an outer releasing wick;
- where the internal payload reservoir comprising the payload solution is contained within the secondary reservoir that is within the outer releasing wick;
- and wherein the internal transfer wick transfers the payload solution via the secondary reservoir to the outer releasing wick that envelops the device and enables release of the payload solution.
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A device comprising:
- (a) an internal payload reservoir comprising a payload solution, wherein the payload solution comprises:
- (i) an insect attractant or insect food source, wherein the insect attractant or insect food source is sugar water;
- (ii) a detector conjugate comprising a gold nanoparticle conjugated to a specific detector molecule that binds specifically to a pathogen protein present in the saliva of an insect infected by a pathogen, wherein the specific detector molecule is an aptamer;
- (b) an internal transfer wick;
- (c) a secondary reservoir;
- and
- (d) an outer releasing wick;
- where the internal payload reservoir comprising the payload solution is contained within the secondary reservoir that is within the outer releasing wick;
- and wherein the internal transfer wick transfers the payload solution via the secondary reservoir to the outer releasing wick that envelops the device and enables release of the payload solution.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.