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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2017
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Adrian Ponce, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gregory H. Bearman, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); G01N 33/84 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/04 (2013.01); G01N 33/54306 (2013.01); G01N 33/56911 (2013.01); G01N 33/84 (2013.01); G01N 21/6408 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are methods and apparatus for assays of bacterial spores. In particular, methods and apparatus for lateral flow immunoassay for bacterial spore detection and quantification, live/dead assay for bacterial spores, lifetime-gated measurements of bacterial spores and imaging bacterial spores using an active pixel sensor, and unattended monitoring of bacterial spores in the air are described.