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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Paul L. Gourley, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Paul L. Gourley, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Other;
Abstract
This invention provides new methods and apparatus for rapidly analyzing a single bioparticle or a plurality of bioparticles to assess their condition. The invention is enabled by an optical microcavity comprising reflective structures to confine light and bioparticles in the same space. Under resonance conditions, an electromagnetic standing wave is established in the microcavity to interact with the bioparticle. Means are provided to bring a bioparticle into the microcavity and to detect changes in the resonance condition with and without the bioparticle in the microcavity. Information about the bioparticle is obtained using the benefits of light interactions as fast, non-contacting, and non-destructive.