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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2007
Sangeeta Murugkar, Ottawa, CA;
Hanan Anis, Kanata, CA;
Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Lexington, MA (US);
Conor Evans, Boston, MA (US);
Sangeeta Murugkar, Ottawa, CA;
Hanan Anis, Kanata, CA;
Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Lexington, MA (US);
Conor Evans, Boston, MA (US);
University of Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for automatic real-time monitoring for the presence of a pathogen in water using coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy. Water sample trapped in a trapping medium is provided to a CARS imager. CARS images are provided to a processor for automatic analyzing for the presence of image artifacts having pre-determined features characteristic to the pathogen. If a match is found, a CARS spectrum is taken and compared to a stored library of reference pathogen-specific spectra for pathogen identification. The system enables automatic pathogen detection in flowing water in real time.