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Metabolic analyzer

  • US 10,143,401 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2012
  • Issued: 12/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for metabolic analysis of a subject comprising:

  • providing a solid support or porous membrane including a plurality of sensing binding sites;

    selecting an array of sensing materials where each sensing material is capable of reacting with a specific analyte so that when operating together at least two different metabolic signatures can be sensed and wherein each sensing material changes absorbance upon interactions with its specific analyte;

    affixing the array of sensing materials to the plurality of sensing binding sites;

    affixing at least one reference area to the plurality of sensing binding sites, where the at least one reference area is insensitive to the analytes to allow corrections and noise removal;

    illuminating the plurality of sensing binding sites with at least one light source providing incident light;

    operating at least one light detector for simultaneously collecting and detecting a first plurality of non-fluorescence initiated color change signals from the plurality of sensing binding sites at an absorbance wavelength, wherein the first plurality of non-fluorescence initiated color change signals consists of a first change of light intensity of the incident light transmitted through or reflected from the solid support, collected at the absorbance wavelength, and includes characteristic colors for oxygen, and carbon dioxide, and the at least one reference area;

    introducing a flow of gases to the plurality of sensing binding sites;

    operating the at least one light detector for simultaneously collecting and detecting a second plurality of non-fluorescence initiated color change signals from the plurality of sensing binding sites when exposed to the flow of gases, wherein the second plurality of non-fluorescence initiated color change signals consists of a second change of light intensity at the absorbance wavelength transmitted through or reflected from the solid support;

    comparing the first plurality of non-fluorescence initiated color change signals to the second plurality of non-fluorescence initiated color change signals to generate a plurality of registered non-fluorescence initiated color changes;

    processing the plurality of registered non-fluorescence initiated color changes to determine the changes in oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide concentration; and

    determining the at least two different metabolic signatures from the changes in oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide concentration.

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