Detection of biological substances
AssigneeOrb Xyz, Inc.
InventorsLorenzo Falzarano, Andreia Michelle Smith-Moritz
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to detecting biological substances. In certain aspects, the invention is directed to a method directing one or more wavelengths of light within a deep ultraviolet (UV) spectrum into a medium to excite a biological substance in the medium, detect emission from the excited biological substance via a plurality of semiconductor photodetectors, and analyze the deep UV emission data for presence of a deep UV spectral signature indicative of the biological substance, wherein presence of the deep UV spectral signature indicates that the medium comprises a biological substance. The invention is also directed to identifying a pathogen in a medium comprising a pathogen and a non-pathogen biological substance.
Claims21
A method for determining that a medium comprises a biological substance, the method comprising:
- directing one or more wavelengths of light that are each within a deep ultraviolet (UV) spectrum into a medium comprising a biological substance to thereby excite the biological substance in the medium;
- detecting emission from the excited biological substance via a plurality of semiconductor photodetectors, wherein each of the semiconductor photodetector detects only a subset of emission from the excited biological substance, thereby producing deep UV emission data;
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- analyzing the deep UV emission data for presence of a deep UV spectral signature indicative of the biological substance, wherein presence of the deep UV spectral signature indicates that the medium comprises a biological substance.
A system for determining that a medium comprises a biological substance, the system comprising:
- one or more excitation sources, each operating in a deep ultraviolet (UV) range for excitation of a biological substance in a medium;
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- a detector comprising a plurality of semiconductor photodetectors;
- wherein the system is configured such that each semiconductor photodetector detects only a subset of emission from the excited biological substances.
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