Plasmonic assisted systems and methods for interior energy-activation from an exterior source
AssigneesImmunolight, LLC, Duke University
InventorsFrederic A. Bourke, Jr., Tuan Vo-Dinh
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Abstract
A method and a system for producing a change in a medium disposed in an artificial container. The method places in a vicinity of the medium at least one of a plasmonics agent and an energy modulation agent. The method applies an initiation energy through the artificial container to the medium. The initiation energy interacts with the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent to directly or indirectly produce the change in the medium. The system includes an initiation energy source configured to apply an initiation energy to the medium to activate the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent.
Claims26
A sterilization system, comprising:
- an initiation energy source configured to apply initiation energy to a medium to be sterilized;
- and
- plasmonics agents disposed in a vicinity of the medium, said plasmonics agent is configured to enhance or modify an energy being transmitted in a vicinity of the plasmonics agent,
- wherein the initiation energy interacts with the plasmonics agent to directly or indirectly sterilize the medium.
The system of 2, wherein the encapsulated structures comprise:
- a fluidized bed;
- re-entrant structures extending into a container holding said medium;
- or
- interior walls of a container holding said medium.
The system of 2, wherein the encapsulated structures comprise energy modulation agents encapsulated with a passivation layer.
The system of 2, wherein the encapsulated structures include sealed tubes including the plasmonics agents.
The system of 2, wherein the encapsulated structures include sealed tubes having the plasmonics agents disposed on an outside of the sealed tube.
The system of 1, wherein the plasmonics agents comprise metal structures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.