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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2007
Applicants:
David Fries, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Brian Gregson, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Inventors:
David Fries, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Brian Gregson, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/566 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Analysis of complex media (e.g.—blood and seawater) is difficult because the media are composed of particles of different sizes and chemical profiles. Disclosed is a method for the detection of a constituent in a medium that enhances the molecular selectivity of a detector by separating the detector from the medium by a membrane of specified permeability. Proxy reporters are employed to enhance particle specificity. The novel combination of the invention has application to chemical detection in a broad range of fields.