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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Empa Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt, Dübendorf, CH;
Inventor:
Peter Nirmalraj, Adliswil, CH;
Assignee:
EMPA Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt, Dübendorf, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/10 (2024.01); G01N 1/36 (2006.01); G01Q 60/24 (2010.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01N 15/01 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/1023 (2024.01); G01N 1/36 (2013.01); G01Q 60/24 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G01N 2001/366 (2013.01); G01N 2015/012 (2024.01); G01N 2015/1006 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10056 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30024 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aspect of the invention relates to a method for detecting amyloid aggregates () in blood. The method comprises providing a blood sample () comprising one or more red blood cells and performing an analysis of a surface layer () of the blood sample () by an atomic force microscope () to detect amyloid aggregates on the surface of the red blood cells and to image detected amyloid aggregates. Further aspects relate to a corresponding atomic force microscope and a corresponding computer program product.