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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Scott R. Burge, Tempe, AZ (US);
Russell G. Burge, Mountain View, CA (US);
David A. Hoffman, Tempe, AZ (US);
Scott R. Burge, Tempe, AZ (US);
Russell G. Burge, Mountain View, CA (US);
David A. Hoffman, Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring microbial activity and microbial communication in an environment are disclosed. Exemplary methods include measuring a high impedance voltage between a reference electrode and one or more measurement electrodes to monitor microbial activity. Microorganisms form a biofilm that attaches to at least one of the one or more inert measurement electrodes and that allows for measuring the microbial activity, characterizing the environment, and/or monitoring microbial communication in the environment.