Sensors
US10591428B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/33
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a sensor for detecting the presence of a botulinum neurotoxin in a sample, the sensor comprising: (a) an electrically conductive substrate coated with at least one SNAP-25, VAMP or syntaxin protein; and (b) a detection arrangement adapted to enable the detection of the cleavage of at least one SNAP-25, VAMP or syntaxin protein by the botulinum neurotoxin. The invention also relates to methods of making a sensor, methods of detecting and a detection kit for botulinum neurotoxin.
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