发明名称 |
METHOD FOR ASSESSING BIOFILMS |
摘要 |
An automated method for measuring the development of a biofilm on a pluralit y of surfaces using a confocal imaging system including: a) a radiation source system for forming a beam of electromagnetic radiation comprising one or mor e wavelengths; b) an optical system for directing and focusing said beam onto one or more planes of the object; c) a detection system for detecting electromagnetic radiation emitted from the object and producing image data; and d) a scanning system for scanning the object in a plurality of planes wi th the electromagnetic radiation, the method comprising the steps of: i) growin g said biofilm on said plurality of surfaces; ii) detecting the presence of on e or more fluorescent moieties within the biofilm by scanning the biofilm with electromagnetic radiation in a plurality of planes to produce a plurality of images; and iii) analysing said images by means of a data processing system under the control of computer software to determine the structure of the biofilm.
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申请公布号 |
CA2485611(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.11.20 |
申请号 |
CA20032485611 |
申请日期 |
2003.04.28 |
申请人 |
AMERSHAM BIOSCIENCES UK LIMITED |
发明人 |
LABARBE, RUDI WILLY ROGER;GOODYER, IAN DAVID;RUEHLMANN, DIETRICH OTTO;STUBBS, SIMON LAURENCE JOHN |
分类号 |
G01N21/64;G02B21/00;G02B21/24;(IPC1-7):G01N21/64 |
主分类号 |
G01N21/64 |
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