US 2021/0201659 A1 · ORGANIC & INORGANIC TEST SYSTEM

Abstract

A test system includes a test container array including a plurality of test containers and a plurality of electrodes integrated into the test container array. The test system further includes a plurality of drive-sense circuits coupled to the plurality of electrodes, where, when enabled, the plurality of drive-sense circuits detect changes in electrical characteristics of the plurality of electrodes. The test system further includes a processing module operably coupled to receive, from the drive-sense circuits, changes in the electrical characteristics of the plurality of electrodes, and interpret the changes in the electrical characteristics of the plurality of electrodes as impedance values representative of electrical characteristics of biological material present in the test container. The test system further includes a communication module operably coupled to communicate the electrical characteristics of the biological material.

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Dependent claims

A test system comprises:

a test container array including a plurality of test containers;
a plurality of electrodes integrated into the test container array, wherein a set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes is integrated into a test container of the test container array;
a plurality of drive-sense circuits coupled to the plurality of electrodes, wherein a set of drive-sense circuits of the plurality of drive-sense circuits is coupled to the set of electrodes, and wherein, when enabled, the plurality of drive-sense circuits detect changes in electrical characteristics of the plurality of electrodes;
a processing module operably coupled to:
receive, from the set of drive-sense circuits, a set of changes in electrical characteristics of the set of electrodes;
and
interpret the set of changes in electrical characteristics of the set of electrodes as a set of impedance values representative of electrical characteristics of biological material present in the test container;
and
a communication module operably coupled to communicate the electrical characteristics of the biological material.

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A test system comprises:

a test container array including a plurality of test containers;
a plurality of electrodes integrated into the test container array, wherein a set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes is integrated into a test container of the test container array;
a plurality of drive-sense circuits coupled to the plurality of electrodes, wherein a set of drive-sense circuits of the plurality of drive-sense circuits is coupled to the set of electrodes, and wherein, when enabled, the plurality of drive-sense circuits detect changes in electrical characteristics of the plurality of electrodes, wherein the changes in the electrical characteristics of the plurality of electrodes are representative of electrical characteristics of biological material present in the test container array;
and
a communication module operably coupled to communicate the electrical characteristics of the plurality of electrodes.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Organic & inorganic test system

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