Abstract
Detecting contamination of our food and sterilized surfaces (such as our medical supplies) is a significant public health problem. All living cells respire, producing metabolites, which have intrinsic fluorescence properties. These markers can be used for the detection of bacterial spores and cells in a variety of environments. Intrinsic fluorescence detection is highly sensitive, rapid, requires no sample contact, can differentiate between spores and viable cells. Using intrinsic fluorescence we are able to monitor microbial contamination of foods and sterilized surfaces.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering, MCTE 2002 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 139-140 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0780375572, 9780780375574 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering, MCTE 2002 - Genoa, Italy Duration: Jun 6 2002 → Jun 9 2002 |
Other
| Other | IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering, MCTE 2002 |
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Genoa |
| Period | 6/6/02 → 6/9/02 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Biomaterials
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biotechnology
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Cleany, F. C., Lloyd, C. R., & Powers, L. S. (2002). Intrinsic optical properties of bacterial spores and cells. In Proceedings of the IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Engineering, MCTE 2002 (pp. 139-140). [1175043] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCTE.2002.1175043