Prompt and In Situ Diagnosis of Live/Dead Bacteria

dc.creator	Walck, Matthew Alexander
dc.date.accessioned	2016-09-05T14:38:30Z
dc.date.available	2016-09-05T14:38:30Z
dc.date.created	2017-05
dc.date.issued	2015-09-28
dc.date.submitted	May 2017
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/157700
dc.description.abstract	The goal of this project is to develop a method for rapid and in situ identification of live and dead bacteria using absorption spectroscopy, emission spectroscopy, and principal component analysis. To achieve this goal, we have designed a portable, handheld fluorescence spectrometer utilizing a UV-diode laser as an excitation source and a CCD for detection. This work presents evidence that principle component analysis can be used to successfully differentiate living from dead bacteria on site, quickly, with hand-held, portable equipment.	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.subject	Bacteria	en
dc.subject	identification	en
dc.subject	PCA	en
dc.subject	spectroscopy	en
dc.title	Prompt and In Situ Diagnosis of Live/Dead Bacteria	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Electrical Engineering	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Undergraduate Research Scholars Program	en
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Rentzepis, Peter M
dc.type.material	text	en
dc.date.updated	2016-09-05T14:38:30Z