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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Fred R. Beyette, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geethanga Gayan De Silva, Cincinnati, OH (US);
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A sensor for isolating, identifying, and quantifying one or more analytes in a sample is provided. Also provided are methods of isolating, identifying, and quantifying one or more analytes in a sample, the method including contacting a polymer waveguide with a sample, sequentially heating the polymer waveguide to a plurality of temperature thresholds, obtaining an optical output at each temperature threshold, and analyzing differences in sequentially-obtained optical outputs in order to identify and determine concentrations of individual analytes of interest in the sample.