Joseph Andrew Swanstrom

US Patent:

20130162999, Jun 27, 2013

Filed:

Nov 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/683589

Inventors:

University of South Carolina - Columbia SC, US
Timothy J. Shaw - Columbia SC, US
Tammi L. Richardson - Columbia SC, US
Laura S. Hill - Columbia SC, US
Megan R. Pearl - Columbia SC, US
Joseph A. Swanstrom - Lexington SC, US

Assignee:

University of South Carolina - Columbia SC

International Classification:

G01J 3/44
G01J 3/28

US Classification:

356416, 356402, 2504591

Abstract:

Methods for in situ detection and classification of analyte within a fluid sample are provided. In one embodiment, the method can include: (a) continuously flowing the fluid sample through a multivariate optical computing device, wherein the multivariate optical computing device illuminates an area of the fluid sample as it flows through the multivariate optical computing device to elicit a continuous series of spectral responses; (b) continuously measuring the series of multivariate spectral responses as the fluid sample flows through the multivariate optical computing device; (c) detecting an analyte (e.g., phytoplankton) in the sample based on an multivariate spectral response of the plurality of spectral responses; and (d) classifying the analyte based on the multivariate spectral response generated by the analyte.