An apparatus and methods for using biological material to discriminate an agent
CA 2457523 A1 · Owner: Eklund, Sven · Inventors: Balcarcel, R. Robert; Monroe, Todd; Mcguinness, Owen
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An apparatus and methods for using biological material to discriminate an agent. In one embodiment of the present invention the method includes the , steps of providing at least one cell exposing at least one cell to an agent measuring the response of the cell to the agent in terms of a physical quantity related to at least one of the cellular physiological activities of the cell, and identifying the agent from the measured response. The method further includes the step of quantifying the agent from the measured response.
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