Porous medium with encoded regions
AssigneeParallume, Inc.
InventorRobert C. HAUSHALTER
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Abstract
A method and system for identifying one or more analytes in a fluid includes preparing a porous medium having one or more pores and one or more encoded regions. The one or more encoded regions can contact internal pore surface or surfaces, external surface or surfaces, or any combination thereof, of the porous medium. The one or more encoded regions can include a capture probe or binding element which selectively captures the one or more of the analytes in the fluid. One or more of the one or more encoded regions can include at least one of physical properties and chemical properties which are different from the other one or more encoded regions.
Claims23
A method for sensing, identifying, and characterizing one or more analytes in a fluid, the method comprising:
- preparing a porous medium comprising one or more pores, the porous medium including one or more encoded regions, wherein the one or more encoded regions:
- contact the internal pore surface or surfaces, external surface or surfaces, or any combination thereof, of the porous medium;
- comprises a capture probe or binding element which selectively captures the one or more of the analytes in the fluid;
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- comprises at least one of physical properties and chemical properties which are different from the other encoded regions;
- filling the pores of the porous medium with the fluid containing the one or more analytes, the one or more analytes contacting the encoded regions of the porous medium, wherein the capture probe or binding element of each encoded region selectively captures the one or more analytes;
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- characterizing the one or more analytes captured by each encoded region.
A system for sensing, identifying, and characterizing one or more analytes in a fluid, the system comprising:
- a porous medium comprising one or more pores;
- one or more encoded regions contacting internal pore surface or surfaces, external surface or surfaces, and any combination thereof, of the porous medium, and wherein the one or more encoded regions comprises at least one of physical properties and chemical properties which are different from the other encoded regions;
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- a capture probe or binding element disposed on or in the one or more encoded regions, the capture probe or binding element for selectively capturing the one or more of the analytes in the fluid;
- wherein in operation, the pores of the porous medium are filled with the fluid containing the one or more analytes, the one or more analytes contacting the encoded regions of the porous medium;
- wherein the capture probe or binding element of each encoded region selectively captures the one or more analytes;
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- wherein the character of the one or more analytes captured by each encoded region is determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.