Patent · US Expired

Agglutination assay

US4829011A · kind A · utility

139Cited by
7References
21Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 1987
Grant dateMay 9, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 27, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/805
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of detecting the presence and/or amount (concentration) of an analyte in a sample is provided by forming a reaction medium containing (1) a sample; (2) a plurality of particles having a binding pair member bound to their surfaces; and (3) a monovalent complementary partner to the binding pair member to which is bound an analyte mimic or analyte binding partner; and detecting the presence or amount of agglutination of the particles in the reaction medium. In some cases a polyvalent receptor capable of binding to the analyte (and to the analyte mimic, if present) is also present in the reaction medium.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.