| abstract |
Apparatus and methods for detecting an a biomarker indicative of an inflammatory condition, including a capillary tube adapted for one or more biomarkers to adhere to an interior surface thereof, a light source for energizing quantum dots conjugated with the biomarkers within the capillary tube, and a detection system for detecting and quantifying fluorescent energy emitted by the quantum dots in one or more predetermined wavelength ranges, each wavelength range being correlated to one and only one of the biomarkers. A method of stabilizing the fluorescence intensity of quantum dots is also disclosed. |