VOLTAGE GATED METAL-ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE, CHEMILUMINESCENCE OR BIOLUMINESCENCE METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    73.
    发明申请
    VOLTAGE GATED METAL-ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE, CHEMILUMINESCENCE OR BIOLUMINESCENCE METHODS AND SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    电压栅极金属增强荧光,显微照相或生物荧光法的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140206075A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-24

    申请号:US14223254

    申请日:2014-03-24

    发明人: CHRIS D. GEDDES

    IPC分类号: G01N21/64 G01N33/543

    CPC分类号: G01N21/648 G01N33/54373

    摘要: In the present invention, it is demonstrated for the first time, the influence of electrical current on the ability of surface plasmons to amplify fluorescence signatures. An applied direct current across silver island films (SiFs) of low electrical resistance perturbs the fluorescence enhancement of close-proximity fluorophores. For a given applied current, surface plasmons in “just-continuous” low resistance films are sparsely available for fluorophore dipole coupling and hence the enhanced fluorescence is gated as a function of the applied current.

    摘要翻译: 在本发明中,首次证明了电流对表面等离子体激元扩增荧光特征的能力的影响。 穿过具有低电阻的银岛膜(SiF)的施加的直流电扰扰近亲近荧光团的荧光增强。 对于给定的施加电流,“刚性连续”低电阻膜中的表面等离子体激元稀疏地可用于荧光团偶极耦合,因此增强的荧光作为施加电流的函数被门控。

    Clinical Training and Advice Based on Cognitive Agent with Psychological Profile
    74.
    发明申请
    Clinical Training and Advice Based on Cognitive Agent with Psychological Profile 审中-公开
    基于认知代理心理学的临床训练与咨询

    公开(公告)号:US20140113263A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-24

    申请号:US13656688

    申请日:2012-10-20

    IPC分类号: G09B19/00

    CPC分类号: G09B19/00 G09B23/28

    摘要: A method and apparatus for a clinical simulation system targets psychological phenomena that can negatively impact the decision making of both a clinician and a patient. Techniques include identifying an independently reasoning agent in a medical clinical information processing system configured to simulate interactions between a clinician and a patient. The method also includes determining, on the system, psychological profile data that indicates one or more personality traits for the agent. The method further includes storing psychological profile data on the system in a hierarchical data structure for a natural language processing system. The method still further includes determining simulation output from the system based at least in part on the psychological profile data.

    摘要翻译: 用于临床模拟系统的方法和装置针对可能对临床医师和患者的决策产生不利影响的心理现象。 技术包括在被配置为模拟临床医生和患者之间的相互作用的医疗临床信息处理系统中识别独立推理剂。 该方法还包括在系统上确定指示代理人的一个或多个人格特征的心理简档数据。 该方法还包括在自然语言处理系统的分层数据结构中在系统上存储心理简档数据。 该方法还包括至少部分地基于心理简档数据来确定来自系统的模拟输出。

    Microwave accelerated assays
    75.
    发明授权
    Microwave accelerated assays 有权
    微波加速测定

    公开(公告)号:US08679402B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-25

    申请号:US13686031

    申请日:2012-11-27

    申请人: Chris D. Geddes

    发明人: Chris D. Geddes

    IPC分类号: A61L2/00 C12M1/34 G01N33/553

    摘要: The present invention provides for increasing fluorescence detection in surface assay systems while increasing kinetics of a bioreaction therein by providing low-power microwaves to irradiate metallic materials within the system in an amount sufficient to increase heat thereby affecting the kinetics of a bioreaction therein.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了在表面测定系统中增加荧光检测,同时通过提供低功率微波来以足以增加热量从而影响其中的生物反应动力学的量来辐射系统内的金属材料,同时增加其中的生物反应的动力学。

    Semiconductor for measuring biological interactions
    76.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor for measuring biological interactions 有权
    用于测量生物相互作用的半导体

    公开(公告)号:US08614466B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-24

    申请号:US13128851

    申请日:2009-11-18

    IPC分类号: H01L29/772

    CPC分类号: G01N33/5438

    摘要: An apparatus and method are disclosed for electrically directly detecting biomolecular binding in a semiconductor. The semiconductor can be based on electrical percolation of nanomaterial formed in the gate region. In one embodiment of an apparatus, a semiconductor includes first and second electrodes with a gate region there between. The gate region includes a multilayered matrix of electrically conductive material with capture molecules for binding target molecules, such as antibody, receptors, DNA, RNA, peptides and aptamer. The molecular interactions between the capture molecules and the target molecules disrupts the matrix's continuity resulting in a change in electrical resistance, capacitance or impedance. The increase in resistance, capacitance or impedance can be directly measured electronically, without the need for optical sensors or labels. The multi-layered matrix can be formed from a plurality of single-walled nanotubes, graphene, or buckeyballs or any kind of conductive nanowire, such as metal nanowires or nanowires made from conductive polymers.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于直接检测半导体中的生物分子结合的装置和方法。 半导体可以基于在栅极区域中形成的纳米材料的电渗透。 在装置的一个实施例中,半导体包括其间具有栅极区的第一和第二电极。 栅极区域包括具有用于结合靶分子(例如抗体,受体,DNA,RNA,肽和适体)的捕获分子的导电材料的多层基质。 捕获分子与靶分子之间的分子相互作用会破坏矩阵的连续性,从而导致电阻,电容或阻抗的变化。 电阻,电容或阻抗的增加可以直接以电子方式进行测量,而不需要光学传感器或标签。 多层矩阵可以由多个单壁纳米管,石墨烯或buckeyball或任何种类的导电纳米线形成,例如由导电聚合物制成的金属纳米线或纳米线。

    Metal-enhanced fluorescence from plastic substrates
    78.
    发明授权
    Metal-enhanced fluorescence from plastic substrates 有权
    来自塑料基材的金属增强荧光

    公开(公告)号:US08182878B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-22

    申请号:US13301900

    申请日:2011-11-22

    IPC分类号: B05D1/36

    摘要: The present invention relates to methods for functionally modifying a polymeric surface for subsequent deposition of metallic particles and/or films, wherein the polymeric surface is modified by increasing hydroxyl and/or amine functional groups thereby providing an activated polymeric surface for deposition of metallic particles to form a fluorescence sensing device. The device can be used for metal-enhanced fluorescence of fluorophores positioned above the metallic particles that can be readily applied to diagnostic or sensing applications of metal-enhanced fluorescence.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于功能性改性聚合物表面以随后沉积金属颗粒和/或膜的方法,其中通过增加羟基和/或胺官能团来改性聚合物表面,从而提供用于沉积金属颗粒的活化聚合物表面 形成荧光感测装置。 该装置可用于位于金属颗粒上方的荧光团的金属增强荧光,其可以容易地应用于金属增强荧光的诊断或感测应用。

    Apparatus and method for detecting and identifying raman signatures
    79.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for detecting and identifying raman signatures 有权
    用于检测和识别拉曼签名的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07899650B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-01

    申请号:US12133258

    申请日:2008-06-04

    IPC分类号: H04B15/00

    CPC分类号: G01N21/65

    摘要: In one aspect, a signal processing system includes a processor, an I/O device operatively associated with the processor, and a memory device bearing instructions configured to cause the processor to obtain a representation of signal data over a data domain and position a sliding-window over a portion of the signal data, such portion corresponding to a sliding-window domain, to analyze the signal data within the sliding-window domain to detect the presence of a signature multiplet and, based on the analysis of the data, to estimate the pedestal of the signal data within the sliding-window domain. The instructions also cause the processor to iteratively shift the sliding-window over at least a portion of the data domain to correspondingly shift the sliding-window domain, estimate the pedestal of the signal data within each sliding-window domain to determine an estimated pedestal over the portion of the data domain, to subtract the estimated pedestal from the signal data to yield a pedestal-free representation of the signal data for the portion of the data domain, and to output the pedestal-free representation of the signal data for the portion of the data domain to a communication device, display, printing device, or data storage device.

    摘要翻译: 在一个方面,信号处理系统包括处理器,与处理器可操作地相关联的I / O设备,以及承载指令的存储器件,其被配置为使处理器获得数据域上的信号数据的表示, 在信号数据的一部分上的窗口上,这样的部分对应于滑动窗口域,以分析滑动窗口域内的信号数据以检测签名多重位的存在,并且基于数据的分析来估计 在滑动窗口域内的信号数据的基座。 这些指令还使处理器在滑动窗口的至少一部分上迭代地移动滑动窗口以相应地移动滑动窗口域,估计每个滑动窗口域内的信号数据的基座以确定估计的基座 数据域的部分,从信号数据中减去估计的基座,以产生数据域的该部分的信号数据的无基座表示,并输出该部分的信号数据的无基座表示 的数据域传送到通信设备,显示器,打印设备或数据存储设备。

    METHODS FOR THE CONVERSION OF FISH WASTE FROM AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS TO METHANE VIA A MODIFIED UASB REACTOR
    80.
    发明申请
    METHODS FOR THE CONVERSION OF FISH WASTE FROM AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS TO METHANE VIA A MODIFIED UASB REACTOR 有权
    通过改性UASB反应器将水产养殖系统转化为甲烷的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110039321A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-17

    申请号:US12595929

    申请日:2008-04-23

    IPC分类号: C02F11/04 A01K61/00 A01K63/04

    摘要: A process for treatment of sludge made up of saline organic solids or organic waste produced in a saltwater or brackish aquaculture system is described. The process includes use of a modified reactor, operating under anaerobic conditions, which yields methane from the digestion of the saline organic solids. Modification of a traditional reactor to include a packing substrate provides for saline waste digestion not previously known. Additionally provided is a process for producing methane from the digestion of organic solids. Inclusion of and use of modified reactors in aquaculture systems is also provided.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于处理由盐水或微咸水养殖系统中产生的盐水有机固体或有机废物构成的污泥的方法。 该方法包括使用在厌氧条件下操作的改性反应器,其从盐水有机固体的消化产生甲烷。 传统反应器的修改包括一个包装衬底提供了以前不知道的盐水废物消化。 另外提供了从消化有机固体产生甲烷的方法。 还提供了在水产养殖系统中纳入和使用改性反应器。