CONCORD, Calif.– BugLab LLC, the industry leader in non-invasive optical monitoring, has been granted US Patent 8,405,033, with claims encompassing many aspects of BugLab's optical biomass measuring devices. The patent includes methods for non-invasively measuring biomass through the side wall of a shake flask, utilizing a handheld sensor (e.g. BugLab's "OD Scanner"). This eliminates the time, labor, contamination risk, and inaccuracy associated with sampling and dilutions.<br />
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