Process for aligning macromolecules by passage of a meniscus and applications
US7122647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/145555
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A product includes a surface on which a coupled complex is aligned, adherent, and stationary, obtained by a process that includes providing a support having a surface with a molecule with biological activity attached, contacting the surface with a sample containing a macromolecule to couple the macromolecule to the molecule on the surface, passing a meniscus over the coupled complex to align the coupled complex, and detecting the macromolecule in the coupled complex. The product is alternatively obtained by passing a meniscus over the molecule with biological activity prior to contacting the surface with a sample containing a macromolecule to couple the macromolecule to the molecule on the surface.
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