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Title: Fiber optic detector

Patent Application ·
OSTI ID:10104819

This invention is comprised of a portable fiber optic detector that senses the presence of specific target chemicals by exchanging the target chemical for a fluorescently-tagged antigen that is bound to an antibody which is in turn attached to an optical fiber. Replacing the fluorescently-tagged antigen reduces the fluorescence so that a photon sensing detector records the reduced light level and activates an appropriate alarm or indicator.

Research Organization:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A516590
Application Number:
ON: DE92004609; PAN: 7-516,590
OSTI ID:
10104819
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English