ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,029, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Northeastern University (Boston).
"Continuous flow air sampling and rapid pathogen detection system" was invented by Jeffrey Ruberti (Lexington, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and devices for continuous flow monitoring of a liquid sample for presence of an airborne microbial pathogen are provided. The liquid sample can be derived from environmental air. The methods and devices provide for continuous labeling of a targeted pathogen in the liquid sample with a fluorescent probe. A customized fluorescence detector is provided that can detect labeled pathogens during continuous flow."
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