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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Ruberti, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502723 (2013.01); G01N 21/6454 (2013.01); G01N 33/582 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0663 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0803 (2013.01); B01L 2300/161 (2013.01); G01N 1/22 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2244 (2013.01); G01N 21/6402 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6463 (2013.01); G01N 2800/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices for continuous flow monitoring of a liquid sample for presence of an airborne microbial pathogen are provided. The liquid sample can be derived from environmental air. The methods and devices provide for continuous labeling of a targeted pathogen in the liquid sample with a fluorescent probe. A customized fluorescence detector is provided that can detect labeled pathogens during continuous flow.