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US 2017/0322139 A1Published application
Equipment for the chromatic discrimination and counting of organisms
AssigneeUniversidade De Aveiro
InventorsMiguel Augusto MENDES OLIVEIRA E SILVA, Rui Manuel ESCADAS RAMOS MARTINS, Amadeu MORTÁGUA VELHO DA MAIA SOARES, Sizenando NOGUEIRA DE ABREU
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a device for chromatic discrimination and counting of organisms in a liquid medium with application to organisms belonging to the genus Daphnia, Ceriodaphnia, Artemia, as well Collembola; or similar organisms. The device can be applied in the field of ecotoxicology and involves technologies in the areas of analytical instrumentation, electronics, computer science and biology.
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A device for chromatic discrimination and counting of organisms in liquid medium, comprising:
- a channel for conducting the sample, wherein the channel has an inner section so that the bodies are driven sequentially one-by-one through channel;
- a collector for conducting the sample to that channel;
- a light emitter to emit a chromatic signal to that channel;
- a light receiver to capture the chromatic signal of the organism intercepting that channel;
- an electronic data processor configured to differentiate the organisms counted according to the chromatic signal received.
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