Inventors:
Frank Caruso - Golden CO, US
Carl Schmidt - Lakewood CO, US
Kevin Klimek - Denver CO, US
International Classification:
C12Q001/68, C12M001/34, G02B006/06
US Classification:
435287200, 362572000, 435006000
Abstract:
Methods, devices and device components are presented for reducing pathogenic biological contaminants in biological samples, in particular, methods, devices and device components for treating biological samples with electromagnetic radiation. In one aspect, the invention provides illuminators having differentially cooled light sources which exhibit improved light source longevity over conventional high intensity illuminators. In another aspect, the invention provides illuminators having closed loop feedback temperature control which produce radiant intensities and powers that are substantially constant as a function of time.