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Enzymatically amplified piezoelectric specific binding assay

US4999284A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 6, 1988
Grant dateMar 12, 1991
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/806
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A quartz crystal microbalance assay in which the binding of analyte to a surface on or near a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) is detected by a conjugate which comprises an enzyme capable of catalyzing the conversion of a substrate to a product capable of accummulating on or reacting with a surface of the QCM leading to a mass change and, hence, a change in resonant frequency.

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