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Reagentless analysis of biological samples

  • US 6,087,182 A
  • Filed: 08/27/1998
  • Issued: 07/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for determining concentration of at least one analyte of interest in a liquid biological sample from an individual by means of spectroscopic analysis, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) identifying at least one analyte that is a major component of said liquid biological sample, said at least one analyte accounting for significant variations with respect to a plurality of spectra of liquid biological samples from a plurality of donors of said liquid biological samples;

    (b) measuring a spectrum for each of said plurality of liquid biological samples from said plurality of donors of said liquid biological samples;

    (c) calculating a model spectrum for each of said plurality of liquid biological samples from said plurality of donors of said liquid biological samples by mathematically fitting spectra of said analytes of said at least one identified analyte to each spectrum of each of said liquid biological samples from said plurality of donors of said liquid biological samples;

    (d) calculating a residual spectrum havinq a non-zero value for each spectrum of each of said liquid biological samples from said plurality of donors of said liquid biological samples by subtracting each value of said model spectrum from each value of each spectrum of each of said liquid biological samples from said plurality of donors of said liquid biological samples that corresponds to said model spectrum;

    (e) repeating steps (a), (b), (c), and (d) at least one time by introducing at least one additional analyte to said model spectrum until said calculated residual spectra are substantially constant from one liquid biological sample to another liquid biological sample of said plurality of liquid biological samples from said plurality of donors of said liquid biological samples;

    (f) determining a set of calibration parameters from said model spectra, said set of calibration parameters accounting for effects of said substantially constant residual spectra; and

    (g) using said calibration parameters to determine concentration of an analyte of interest in said liquid biological sample of said individual.

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