Automated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay device with ONP-GP
US6933143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/817
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic controller, such as a programmed microcontroller, controls a series of pumps to automatically sequence the pumping of the individual fluids required by the ELISA procedure into a cell (or cells) necessary to produce a reporter, including the addition of o-nitrophenyl beta-D galactopyranoside substrate of the enzyme (“ONP-GP”), control the positioning of the carrier of the reporter adjacent the reporter sensor, analyze the data obtained from the reporter sensor and display the concentration of the bioagent determined from the analysis of the foregoing data. Once started, the apparatus, governed by the program, conducts the test automatically in the shortest time known to date, without the necessity for human intervention.
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