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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2007
Applicants:
John L. Sternick, Mansfield, PA (US);
William K. Krise, Bozeman, MT (US);
Inventors:
John L. Sternick, Mansfield, PA (US);
William K. Krise, Bozeman, MT (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Interior, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 33/551 (2006.01); G01N 37/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/75 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Near-infrared molecular assays can be used to detect small quantities of a molecule of interest in vivo or in vitro using laser dyes. A hand-held portable device is provided which can rapidly read small quantities of selected molecular tags in tissues of fish or other animals in the field. The device is composed of four components: (1) a light source, such as a laser diode; (2) a sample holder; (3) an optical system; and (4) a detector.