Patent ID: 11965878
Assignee: SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  C | IPC B  C  G

Claim 8:
9. The method of claim 7,
wherein a fluidic chamber is formed by one or more walls and a hydrophobic cover enclosing at least a portion of the two or more electrodes or wherein the fluidic chamber comprises a microchannel loop, one or more fluidic ports disposed within the hydrophobic cover and connected to the fluidic chamber, and wherein the two or more electrodes or a set of electrical conductors connected to the two or more electrodes extend outside the fluidic chamber, or wherein the sensor comprises two or more sensors, wherein each sensor is selectively addressable, or wherein the two or more sensors comprise at least a first set of sensors and a second set of sensors;
wherein the plurality of binding molecules of the first set of sensors comprise a plurality of first binding molecules configured to bind with one or more first target molecules, and the plurality of binding molecules of the second set of sensors comprise a plurality of second binding molecules configured to bind with one or more second target molecules;
wherein the first set of sensors detect the one or more target molecules while the second set of sensors simultaneously induce an alternating current electrothermal (ACET) flow, and the second set of sensors detect the one or more target molecules while the first set of sensors simultaneously induce the alternating current electrothermal (ACET) flow;
wherein at least one of: an impedance measurement interface connected to the sensor; a portable electronic device or a desktop device coupled to the impedance measurement interface, wherein the impedance measurement interface is integrated into the portable electronic device or the desktop device; or wherein the apparatus is packaged into a cartridge configured to interface with an electronic device; or
wherein the apparatus is defined as further comprising 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, or more fluid channels that extend from a central reservoir, wherein each channel comprises one or more sensors.