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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2014
The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning / Mcgill University, Montreal, CA;
Jonathan Ikola Saari, Zurich, CH;
Nate Quitoriano, Montreal, CA;
James Forbes, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Gordon Roberts, Montreal-West, CA;
McGill University, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
Systems for analyte detection are disclosed. The system includes absorption channels positioned along a surface of an object. The absorption channels are configured to trap an analyte. The system further includes a sensor embedded in the object and configured to detect the presence of the analyte. The sensor includes a light source configured to transmit light and a detector configured to detect a change in an intensity of light transmitted by the light source. The sensor further includes a cable configured to connect the light source to the detector, wherein the cable comprises detection regions, and wherein the detection regions include a portion of the cable exposed to the analyte in the absorption channel.