Non- or minimally invasive monitoring methods using particle delivery methods
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1. A method for sampling an analyte present beneath a target skin or mucosal surface of an individual, said method comprising:
- (a) accelerating particles into and/or across said target surface, wherein acceleration of said particles into or across the target surface is effective to allow passage of a fluid sample from beneath the target surface to the target surface, and further wherein said particles are accelerated toward the target surface using a needleless syringe device or a particle-mediated delivery device; and
(b) determining the presence of said analyte in said fluid sample.
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Abstract
Methods for sampling an analyte present in a biological system are provided. The methods entail use of particle delivery methods to obtain a sample of an analyte of interest from the system.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for sampling an analyte present beneath a target skin or mucosal surface of an individual, said method comprising:
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(a) accelerating particles into and/or across said target surface, wherein acceleration of said particles into or across the target surface is effective to allow passage of a fluid sample from beneath the target surface to the target surface, and further wherein said particles are accelerated toward the target surface using a needleless syringe device or a particle-mediated delivery device; and
(b) determining the presence of said analyte in said fluid sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for use of an inert particulate composition for sampling an analyte present beneath a target skin or mucosal surface of an individual comprising:
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(a) accelerating particles of the particulate composition into and/or across said target surface, wherein acceleration of said particles into or across the target surface is effective to allow passage of a fluid sample from beneath the target surface to the target surface, and further wherein said particles are accelerated toward the target surface using a needleless syringe device or a particle-mediated delivery device; and
(b) determining the presence of said analyte in said fluid sample.
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