| US 7,333,197 B2 | ||
| Raman detection based flow cytometer | ||
| Bernard S. Fritz, Eagen, Minn. (US); Aravind Padmanabhan, Plymouth, Minn. (US); and Cleopatra Cabuz, Edina, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 17, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/991,001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0103840 A1, May 18, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01N 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 356—338 [356/213; 356/244; 356/246] | 17 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for identifying a molecule, comprising:
a fluid control module capable of creating a hydrodynamically focused flow stream containing a molecule, said molecule associated
with a metal colloid;
a light source capable of illuminating said molecule;
a sonicator capable of incorporating said metal colloid into said molecule; and
a detector capable of detecting light that is non-elastically scattered from said molecule.
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