Silane-fluorophore complex indicator fluoride measurement
AssigneeHach Company
InventorsDaniel Gustav Mieritz, Darren Kent MacFarland
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Abstract
An embodiment provides a method for measuring an analyte component of an aqueous sample, including: introducing an indicator solution to the aqueous sample, wherein the indicator solution comprises a plurality of micelles, wherein an indicator is within the micelles and the plurality of micelles is assembled from a cationic surfactant to form an indicator solution; and measuring an analyte component concentration of the aqueous sample, wherein the measuring comprises measuring a change in fluorescence in the aqueous sample, wherein the change in fluorescence is responsive to the analyte component interacting with the indicator. Other aspects are described and claimed.
Claims20
A method for measuring an analyte component of an aqueous sample, comprising:
- introducing an indicator solution to the aqueous sample, wherein the indicator solution comprises a plurality of micelles, wherein an indicator is within the micelles and the plurality of micelles is assembled from a cationic surfactant to form an indicator solution;
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- measuring an analyte component concentration of the aqueous sample, wherein the measuring comprises measuring a change in fluorescence in the aqueous sample, wherein the change in fluorescence is responsive to the analyte component interacting with the indicator.
A composition for measuring an analyte component in an aqueous sample, comprising:
- a silane-fluorophore complex indicator;
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- a plurality of micelles, wherein the silane-fluorophore complex indicator is within the micelles and the plurality of micelles is assembled from a cationic surfactant.
A composition for measuring fluoride in an aqueous sample, comprising:
- a silane-fluorophore complex indicator, wherein a change in fluorescence is based upon an interaction of the silane-fluorophore complex indicator and an amount of fluoride in the aqueous sample;
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- a plurality of micelles, wherein the silane-fluorophore complex indicator is within the micelles and the plurality of micelles is assembled from a cationic surfactant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.