Patent ID: 9134248
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting analytes, the system comprising: a cartridge formed from an inert polymeric material, the cartridge having a vapor inlet port to an airflow manifold and a vacuum exhaust port from the manifold; a microfluidic chip installed in a first chamber of the cartridge, the chip exposed to the airflow manifold and the chip including at least one microfluidic container with at least one free surface; an optical window in the cartridge for optical interrogation of the microfluidic container; and, a colloid vessel disposed in a second chamber of the cartridge, the colloid vessel containing a colloidal solution comprising Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) probes in a liquid, and the second chamber being in fluid communication with the first chamber via a fluid passageway.