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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Aaron I. Packman, Evanston, IL (US);
Wei Zhang, Evanston, IL (US);
Tadas Sileika, Northbrook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Aaron I. Packman, Evanston, IL (US);
Wei Zhang, Evanston, IL (US);
Tadas Sileika, Northbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01); G21G 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A UV (ultraviolet) light disinfectant apparatus useful with a biofilm flow cell for in-line, non-invasive disinfecting of medium flow to and from the flow cell is provided. The disinfectant apparatus includes a UV chamber having a UV light source therein and one or more UV light-transmissive tubes that extend through the UV chamber and through which the fluid medium flows through the UV chamber for exposure to UV light for purposes of disinfectation.