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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2010
Shona Stewart, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John Maier, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Patrick Treado, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Shona Stewart, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John Maier, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Patrick Treado, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
ChemImage Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for assessing the presence of a pathogenic microorganism in a sample. A sample is illuminated to thereby produce a first plurality of interacted photons which may be scattered, emitted, reflected and/or absorbed by the sample. The first plurality of interacted photons are assessed to thereby generate a Raman data set representative of the sample. This Raman data set is analyzed to thereby determine at least one of: the presence of a pathogenic microorganism in said sample and the absence of a pathogenic microorganism in said sample. The Raman data set may comprise at least one of a Raman spectrum and/or a Raman chemical image representative of the sample. The analysis may comprise comparing said Raman data set to at least one reference Raman data set representative of a known sample. This may be achieved using a chemometric technique.