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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2023
Applicant:
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Govind Rao, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Yordan Kostov, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Mustafa Al-Adhami, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Chandrasekhar Gurramkonda, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/01 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); G01N 21/645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/044 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); C12Q 2304/22 (2013.01); G01N 2021/0112 (2013.01); G01N 21/272 (2013.01); G01N 21/6408 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0221 (2013.01); G01N 2333/195 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for detecting the presence of bacteria in a sample are provided. A multi-step process for sample preparation is utilized and a microfluidic device is disclosed. The detection is performed using microfluidics and physical changes in multiple samples in differential mode.