Multi-purpose optical analysis optical bio-disc for conducting assays and various reporting agents for use therewith
US7141416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/52
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to optical bio-disc systems and related methods and to immobilizing receptor molecules. When a sample is injected into a fluidic circuit, the target agent binds to a capture probe bound in a capture zone. A signal is generated from tags attached to a reporter probe that has specific affinity to the target agent. The assays and methods of the present invention are implemented on an optical bio-disc. The optical bio-disc includes a flow channel having capture zones and in fluid communications with a mixing chamber, and a peripheral waste reservoir. The optical bio-disc is implemented on an optical bio-disc that has information encoding format such as CD. An disc drive assembly is employed to rotate the optical bio-disc, read and process any encoded information, and analyze the samples in the flow channel of the optical bio-disc.
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