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Heterogeneous immunoassay and reagent therefore

US4639425A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1984
Grant dateJan 27, 1987
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/826
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is an improvement in a heterogeneous immunoassay, and reagent therefore, for the determination of a substance in a blood serum or plasma sample, such as a parnter of an immune reaction, in which one of the reaction partners is adsorbed on a solid carrier, the improvement comprises adding a detergent to the incubation medium of the reaction, in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.01% (w/v) to reduce interferences from the serum or plasma.

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