computer software for presenting a medical questionnaire for the collection of patient medical information; computer software for database management, namely, the extraction, analysis and storage of patient's medical information; scientific instruments, namely, micro-volume laser scanning cytometers; encoded nanoparticulate identification tags in the nanometer to micrometer size range composed of metals, polymeric materials, glass, crystalline materials, non-crystalline materials, functionalized metals, functionalized polymeric materials, functionalized glass, crystalline materials, and/or non-crystalline materials, or combinations of these materials, for use in encoding information based on size, composition and/or functionalization, and as platforms for chemical reactions; nanoscale electronic components, namely, wires, resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, batteries, negative differential resistance (NDR) devices, resonant tunneling diodes, thermoelectric switches, shift registers, delay lines, and computers; laboratory equipment, namely, apparatus for screening biological samples and detecting the presence of analytes in biological samples; and bioassay kits containing specialized bioassay detection reagents, namely encoded nanoparticulate identification tags, buffer solutions, and microtiter plates for clinical, medical and research laboratory use for the detection of analytes in biological samples