Functionalized nanoparticles and methods of use
US7524630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/588
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Silica-coated nanoparticles functionalized with biologically active molecules such as antibodies and nucleotides are used to label cells, to detect and isolate nucleic acid molecules having specific nucleotide sequences, and to separate a mixture of different nucleic acid molecules.
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