Electronically-indexed solid-phase assay for biomolecules
US6686158B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/824
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are materials and methods for detecting biomolecules in samples employing transponders associated with the bead(s) used as the solid phase in the assay, and information pertinent to the assay is encoded on the transponders memory elements. A dedicated read/write device is used remotely to encode or remotely to read the information. The invention can be used in direct or competitive ELISA-type assays, or in multiplex assays for the simultaneous assay of several analytes.
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