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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Tulika Sarma, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Rehana Begum-Gafur, Clifton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/06 (2006.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/06 (2013.01); G01B 11/06 (2013.01); G01N 21/6458 (2013.01); G02B 21/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for visualizing oral biofilm growth and methods for identifying compounds that modulate biofilm growth are provided. Biofilm samples are stained with fluorescent dyes and viewed with a confocal laser scanning microscope. Biofilm samples are in a container with a cover slip configured for viewing the biofilm sample with the confocal laser scanning microscope and the coverslip has a thickness variation of 0.02 mm or less.