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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2017
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (US);
Yinfa Ma, Rolla, MO (US);
Honglan Shi, Rolla, MO (US);
Qingbo Yang, Rolla, MO (US);
Hai Xiao, Clemson, SC (US);
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (US);
Abstract
A pH micro-probe, a temperature micro-probe, and an immuno-based micro-probe each include a shaft for transmuting an input light signal and a tip for inserting into a cell or other substance for measuring pH, temperature, and/or antigens. The pH micro-probe and the temperature micro-probe each include a luminescent material positioned on the tip of the micro-probe. The light signal excites the luminescent material so that the luminescent material emits a luminescent light signal. The luminescent light signal has a property value dependent on the pH or temperature being measured and reflects back through the shaft for being measured by a light signal measuring device. The immuno-based micro-probe includes a reflective material that has an effective refractive index dependent on the number of antigen-antibody bonds present on the reflective material.