Devices for conducting specific binding assays
US5073341A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/809
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for separating bound label from unbound label within an assay mixture and for predispensing assay reactants in self-contained assay vessels, as well as a method for detecting the presence and/or amount of an analyte within a fluid sample, and a reusable detection vessel for use therein and with specific binding assays in general are disclosed. Significant to the separation of bound label from unbound label is the use of a cushion comprising generally one primary layer and in some cases one or more secondary layers.
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