US Patent Issued on June 2 for "Method for the determination of antibiotic susceptibility through stimulated Raman metabolic imaging" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,143, issued on June 2.

"Method for the determination of antibiotic susceptibility through stimulated Raman metabolic imaging" was invented by Ji-xin Cheng (West Lafayette, Ind.), Mohamed Seleem (West Lafayette, Ind.) and Weili Hong (West Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for the determination of antibiotic susceptibility through stimulated Raman scattering microscopy is disclosed. The method utilizes a imaging apparatus adapted to collect a laser signal through a sample having a bacteria for imaging the metabolism of the sample. The sample can be manipulated with an antibiotic for imaging to determine the suscept...