General signaling protocol for chemical receptors in immobilized matrices
US6589779B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/7786
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for the rapid characterization of multi-analyte fluids, in one embodiment, includes a light source, a sensor array, and a detector. The sensor array is formed from a supporting member into which a plurality of cavities may be formed. A series of chemically sensitive particles are, in one embodiment positioned within the cavities. The particles may be configured to produce a signal when a receptor coupled to the particle interacts with the analyte. Using pattern recognition techniques, the analytes within a multi-analyte fluid may be characterized.
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