Portable modular detection system
| DWPI Title: Portable and modular analyte's emitted or reflected electromagnetic radiation i.e. fluorescence, detection system, has photo detector converting collected radiation into voltage signal, where voltage signal is amplified by lock-in amplifier |
| Abstract: Disclosed herein are portable and modular detection devices and systems for detecting electromagnetic radiation, such as fluorescence, from an analyte which comprises at least one optical element removably attached to at least one alignment rail. Also disclosed are modular detection devices and systems having an integrated lock-in amplifier and spatial filter and assay methods using the portable and modular detection devices. |
| Use: Portable and modular detection system for detecting emitted or reflected electromagnetic radiation i.e. fluorescence, from an analyte to detect the presence of the analyte. Uses include but are not limited to a pesticides, insecticides, amino acids, peptides, proteins, nucleotides, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, biological and chemical warfare agents and cells. |
| Advantage: The system reproducibly detects and measures low concentrations of analytes in a convenient, safe and quick manner. The dimensions of the system can vary in size ranging from an average bench mounted device to a palm sized device. The system is capable of being handheld. The system can assay electromagnetic radiation ranging the span of the electromagnetic spectrum, from about 256 nanometers to about 1064 nanometers reflected or emitted from analytes in samples. |
| Novelty: The system (100) has a dichroic mirror re-directing electromagnetic radiation generated by an electromagnetic radiation source (103) through a collimating lens and onto an analyte sample e.g. blood. The lens directs collected radiation onto the mirror. The mirror directs the collected radiation into a set of modular optical elements. The elements collimates and directs the collected radiation into a photo detector that converts the collected radiation into a voltage signal, where the voltage signal is amplified by a lock-in amplifier. |
| Filed: 11/13/2006 |
| Application Number: US2006559154A |
| Tech ID: SD 8611.0 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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