Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micro-sampling for aquatic chemical analysis
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Application No.: US13901569Application Date: 2013-05-24
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Publication No.: US09719890B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: James D Buchner , Ross C Willoughby
- Applicant: BiOMICom Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US PA Allison Park
- Assignee: BIOMICOM INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: BIOMICOM INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Allison Park
- Agency: The Webb Law Firm
- Main IPC: G01N1/00
- IPC: G01N1/00 ; G01N1/20

Abstract:
The current invention describes in vivo and vitro (cultured) sampling technologies that allow direct temporal and spatial sampling from living ecosystems such as those associated with marine ecology. The optional use of parallel sampling methods, observatory design, provides for the ability to measure the response of individual organisms to a variety of both biotic and abiotic stresses. Sampling in small volumes and close proximity to living organisms has allowed direct measurement of various invertebrate and other aquatic species in marine ecosystems. These sampling techniques are intended to apply to any liquid based ecosystem in an attempt to minimize sampling as a dependent variable in measuring the chemical and biological behavior of the ecosystem. If is intended that this sampling technology be used to directly measure the chemical behavior of a wide variety of organisms; including, plants, animals, and micro-organisms (e.g. algae, plankton). These probes facilitate the direct measurement of metabolism, decomposition, pollution, and stress or stimuli from the local environment. A variety of sampling tips and probes have been developed for discrete and continuous sampling. A variety of sampling probe geometries, sizes, and sampling capabilities are disclosed that enable both contact and non-contact sampling of the chemical environment. The liquid sampling has been optimized for chemical analysis with liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Fatty acid and lipid profiling have been demonstrated on a number of species from a cultured aquatic using these techniques.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170097286A9 Micro-Sampling for Aquatic Chemical Analysis Public/Granted day:2017-04-06
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