Process for aligning macromolecules by passage of a meniscus and applications
US6265153A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/145555
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process for aligning a macromolecule (macromolecules) on the surface S of a support is characterized in that the triple line S/A/B (meniscus) resulting from the contact between a solvent A and the surface S and a medium B is caused to move on the said surface S, the said macromolecules having a part, especially an end, anchored on the surface S, the other part, especially the other end, being in solution in the solvent A. The subject of the present invention is also a process for detecting, measuring the intramolecular distance of, separating and/or assaying a macromolecule in a sample in which a process of alignment according to the invention is used.
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