Methods and systems for analysis of nutraceutical associated components

• US 20080003307A1
• Filed: 12/11/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Persephone Biome, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Leuthardt, Eric C., Rinaldo, John D., Wood, Lowell L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,927,787 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/725
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 3/5027 by integrated microfluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip B01L3/5023 takes precedence; micromixers B01F33/30; microreactors for synthesis B01J19/0093; microcapillary devices in general B81B1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48 Biological material, e.g. blood, urine G01N33/02, G01N33/26, G01N33/44, G01N33/46 take precedence; Haemocytometers counting blood corpuscules distributed over a surface by scanning the surface G06M11/02

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems that may be used for analysis of nutraceutical associated components.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of one or more nutraceutical associated components; and

detecting the one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

accepting the one or more samples.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

accepting the one or more samples that include at least one of sweat, tears, urine, breath, skin, hair, saliva, excrement, or mucus.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

accepting the one or more samples that include blood.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

processing the one or more samples that include at least one of sweat, tears, urine, breath, skin, hair, saliva, excrement, blood, or mucus.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

processing the one or more samples that include at least one hormone, prohormone, polynucleotide, enzyme, protein, vitamin, mineral, metal, or antioxidant.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

processing two or more samples that are collected at two or more different times.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

providing for user interaction.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting the one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units comprises:

detecting the one or more nutraceutical associated components at two or more different times.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting the one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units comprises:

providing for user interaction.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting the one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units comprises:

transmitting one or more signals to one or more display units.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting the one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units comprises:

transmitting one or more signals to one or more recording units.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying the results in human-readable format.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying the results in machine-readable format.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying one or more concentrations of the one or more nutraceutical associated components.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

receiving one or more signals from the one or more detection units.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying one or more concentrations of the one or more nutraceutical associated components at two or more different times.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying one or more messages indicating one or more dosages of one or more nutraceutical agents for supplementation of an individual.

25. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

providing for user interaction.

26. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

transmitting one or more signals to the one or more display units.

27. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

transmitting one or more signals to one or more recording units.

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28. A method comprising:

detecting one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units; and

displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the detecting one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units comprises:

detecting the one or more nutraceutical associated components at two or more different times.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the detecting one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units comprises:

providing for user interaction.

32. The method of claim 28, wherein the detecting one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units comprises:

transmitting one or more signals to the one or more display units.

33. The method of claim 28, wherein the detecting one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units comprises:

transmitting one or more signals to one or more recording units.

34. The method of claim 28, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying the results in human-readable format.

35. The method of claim 28, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying the results in machine-readable format.

37. The method of claim 28, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying one or more concentrations of the one or more nutraceutical associated components.

38. The method of claim 28, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

receiving one or more signals from the one or more detection units.

39. The method of claim 28, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying one or more concentrations of the one or more nutraceutical associated components at two or more different times.

40. The method of claim 28, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

displaying one or more messages indicating one or more dosages of one or more nutraceutical agents for supplementation of an individual.

41. The method of claim 28, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

providing for user interaction.

42. The method of claim 28, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

transmitting one or more signals to the one or more display units.

43. The method of claim 28, wherein the displaying results of the detecting with one or more display units that are operably coupled with the one or more detection units comprises:

transmitting one or more signals to one or more recording units.

44. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of the one or more nutraceutical associated components.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of the one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

accepting the one or more samples.

47. The method of claim 44, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of the one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

accepting the one or more samples that include at least one of sweat, tears, urine, breath, skin, hair, saliva, excrement, or mucus.

48. The method of claim 44, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of the one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

accepting the one or more samples that include blood.

52. The method of claim 44, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of the one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

processing two or more samples that are collected at two or more different times.

54. The method of claim 44, wherein the processing one or more samples with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of the one or more nutraceutical associated components comprises:

providing for user interaction.

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55. A method comprising:

processing one or more samples obtained from an individual with one or more microfluidic chips that are configured for analysis of one or more nutraceutical associated components;

detecting the one or more nutraceutical associated components with one or more detection units; and

displaying one or more dosages of one or more nutraceutical agents for supplementation of the individual in response to the detecting.

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