Methods and apparatuses for performing immunoassays
US4307070A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1979 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 1999 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/825
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are featured for preconcentrating immunological reactants prior to their contact and reaction to enhance the rate of reaction for separating reacted and unreacted reactants and, also, to increase the sensitivity at the detector-measuring system. The preconcentration of the reactants finds particular use in immunoassays, where very often an immunospecies is very dilute causing a time consuming and/or insensitive assay. The preconcentration and separation are accomplished within the reaction medium resulting in a simplified and compact apparatus.
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