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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2007
Applicants:
John A. Viator, Columbia, MO (US);
Paul S. Dale, Columbia, MO (US);
Ryan M. Weight, Avondale, MO (US);
Peter Sutovsky, Columbia, MO (US);
Inventors:
John A. Viator, Columbia, MO (US);
Paul S. Dale, Columbia, MO (US);
Ryan M. Weight, Avondale, MO (US);
Peter Sutovsky, Columbia, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An example method for detecting an analyte in a sample of a bodily fluid comprises the steps of exposing the bodily fluid sample to electromagnetic energy to cause a thermoelastic expansion in the analyte, and detecting a photoacoustic signal in the sample that results from the thermoelastic expansion.