Systems and processes for detecting aerosolized viral loads
AssigneeOpteev Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBiplab Pal, Conrad Bessemer
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Abstract
Systems for detecting aerosolized viral loads in an airspace include a first and, optionally, a second volume of a liquid. The first volume includes particles sampled from the airspace, and the second volume is free of virus particles. A first conductivity probe is immersed in the first liquid, and a second conductivity probe is immersed in the second liquid. An alternating voltage is applied to each of the first and second conductivity probes. The difference between the resulting alternating currents through the first and second conductivity probes is determined, and is used to estimate the viral load in the first volume, and in the airspace.
Claims17
A process for detecting the presence of a viral load in an airspace, comprising:
- providing a solvent;
- obtaining an air sample from the airspace;
- separating particles from the air sample so that the particles become suspended in the solvent to form a medium;
- immersing at least a portion of a conductivity probe in the medium;
- applying an alternating voltage to the conductivity probe;
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- determining a viral load in the medium based on a frequency response of the conductivity probe to the alternating voltage applied thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.