Methods and Systems for Using Probes in Conduits

A probe composition comprising:

• one or more probes, wherein the probe comprises:
• (a) at least one tag capable of associating with a target biologic material;
• and
• (b) one or more of a signal generator and a chemical treatment, wherein the probe is configured to (i) generate a signal when the tag associates with a target biologic material, if a signal generator is present in the probe, and (ii) release the chemical treatment when the tag associates with the target biologic material, if a chemical treatment is present in the probe.

A method of identifying and treating biologic materials within a conduit comprising:

• (a) providing a first probe;
• wherein the first probe comprises:
• (i) a first tag that associates with a first target biologic material;
• and
• (ii) one or more of a first signal generator and a first chemical treatment, wherein the first probe is configured to generate a first signal when the first tag associates with the first target biologic material, if the first signal generator is present in the first probe, and release the first chemical treatment when the first tag associates with the first target biologic material, if the first chemical treatment is present in the first probe;
• (b) providing a second probe;
• wherein the second probe comprises:
• (i) a second tag that associate with a second target biologic material;
• and
• (ii) one or more of a second signal generator and a second chemical treatment, wherein the second probe is configured to generate a second signal when the second tag associates with the second target biologic material, if the second signal generator is present in the second probe, and release the second chemical treatment when the second tag associates with the second target biologic material, if the second chemical treatment is present in the second probe;
• (c) releasing a probe composition comprising the first probe and the second probe into a conduit;
• (d) if the probe composition includes a first probe having the first signal generator, measuring the first signal, wherein the first signal is generated by the first signal generator on association of the first tag with the first target biologic material;
• and
• (e) if the probe composition includes a second probe having the second signal generator, measuring the second signal, wherein the second signal is generated by the second signal generator on association of the second tag with the second target biologic material.

A system for the identifying and treating biologic materials or corrosive environments within a conduit comprising:

• (a) a delivery device configured to store a probe composition comprising one or more probes;
• wherein each of the one or more probes comprises:
• (i) a tag capable of associating with a target biologic material or corrosive environment;
• and
• (ii) one or more of a signal generator, a biocide, wherein the probe is configured to generate a signal when the tag associates with a target biologic material or a corrosive environment, if a signal generator is present in the probe, release the biocide when the tag associates with the target biologic material, if a biocide is present in the probe;
• and release the corrosion inhibitor when the tag associates with the target corrosive environment, if an inhibitor is present in the probe;
• and
• (b) at least one detector capable of monitoring the interaction of the target biologic materials or corrosive environments with the one or more probes.

A method of identifying and treating corrosive environments of interest within a conduit comprising:

• providing a probe composition comprising one or more probes;
• wherein each of the one or more probes comprises:
• (c) a tag;
• and
• (d) one or more of a signal generator and a chemical treatment, wherein the probe is configured to generate a signal when the tag associates with a target corrosive environment, if the signal generator is present in the probe, and release the chemical treatment when the tag associates with the target corrosive environment, if the chemical treatment is present in the probe;
• releasing the probes into a conduit;
• if the probe composition includes one or more probes having the signal generator, detecting the presence of a signal generated by the signal generator on association of the tag with the target corrosive environment.