Humidity stabilization during the preparation of biological samples for spectrometry

    公开(公告)号:US11781952B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US18059166

    申请日:2022-11-28

    摘要: The invention proposes preparing biological samples for spectrometry which contain cell structures and/or whole cells of human or animal origin (e.g. thin human and animal tissue sections) or prokaryotes (e.g. microorganisms), and which require constant relative humidity, in a temperature-controlled gas volume whose humidity is determined by a saturated substance solution, for example a suitable salt solution. The invention exploits a physico-chemical phenomenon called “deliquescence”, which manifests itself by keeping the relative humidity above the saturated substance solution constant with a high degree of precision when a specified temperature is maintained. Pure succinic acid exhibits deliquescence at approx. 99% relative humidity, for example. Since an enormous variety of deliquescent salts and other suitable substances are available, it is possible to find the suitable substance for almost any desired relative humidity, with adjustment of the temperature, where necessary.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LYSING A LIQUID SAMPLE WITH AUGMENTED OXIDIZING AGENTS TO CREATE A SOLUTION WITH A REDUCED MICROBIAL CONCENTRATION AND PRECIPITATE FORMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230184640A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US18161378

    申请日:2023-01-30

    申请人: BIS SCIENCE LLC

    IPC分类号: G01N1/34 G01N1/40

    CPC分类号: G01N1/34 G01N1/4044

    摘要: A method for differentially lysing a liquid sample or target material using an augmented oxidizing agent (AOA), which includes a quantity of electronically modified oxygen derivatives (EMODs). The method reduces or eliminates total dissolved solids (IDS), total suspended solids (TSS), Biologic Oxygen Demand (BOD), microbial concentration, biofilms and other content in the liquid target material known or suspected to contain animal fluids, blood and blood cells and suspected or known to contain eukaryotic cells, microbial cells, bacteria, viruses, spores, fungi, prions, organic matter, minerals, proteins or associated structures. The BOD, TDS and TSS can be lowered or eliminated as desired. This action is directly proportional to the quantity of EMODs in the AOS applied to the liquid target material.