System and method for magnetically concentrating and detecting biomarkers
US8426214B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/143333
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System and method for capturing, concentrating, and detecting a diagnostic target in a liquid, comprising applying a magnetic field to a mixture comprising a co-aggregate in the liquid to provide a collected co-aggregate in the liquid, wherein the co-aggregate comprises a magnetic particle having a stimuli-responsive polymer attached thereto and a non-magnetic particle having a stimuli-responsive polymer and a diagnostic target attached thereto.
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