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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2003
Akshaya Kumar, Starkville, MS (US);
Fang Yu-yueh, Starkville, MS (US);
Shane C. Burgess, Starkville, MS (US);
Jagdish P. Singh, Starkville, MS (US);
Akshaya Kumar, Starkville, MS (US);
Fang Yu-Yueh, Starkville, MS (US);
Shane C. Burgess, Starkville, MS (US);
Jagdish P. Singh, Starkville, MS (US);
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus, a system and a method for detecting the presence or absence of trace elements in a biological sample using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. The trace elements are used to develop a signature profile which is analyzed directly or compared with the known profile of a standard. In one aspect of the invention, the apparatus, system and method are used to detect malignant cancer cells in vivo.