Patent ID: 11879830
Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An imaging system for the detection of a target, comprising:
a lens-free holographic microscope comprising a light source in a first plane spaced above an image sensor;
wherein the image sensor extends in a second plane;
a microfluidic chip positioned between the light source and the image sensor;
wherein the microfluidic chip extends in a third plane, which is parallel to the second plane;
at least one chamber in the microfluidic chip configured to receive a sample solution comprising a target; and
a plurality of functionalized beads, any two of the plurality of functionalized beads with an affinity for binding together when exposed to the target in the sample solution;
wherein the plurality of functionalized beads are positioned within the at least one chamber in the microfluidic chip.