System and method for the detection of analytes
First Claim
1. An analyte detection device comprising a plurality of sensing elements, wherein one or more probes are coupled to each of the sensing elements, and wherein at least one of the probes is configured to interact with an analyte, and wherein at least one sensing element is configured to produce a signal when the analyte interacts with a probe coupled to the sensing element, and wherein the sensing elements produce detectable signals in a predetermined pattern, and wherein the predetermined pattern represents a code that identifies the analyte.
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Abstract
A system and method for the detection of an analyte using multiplexing of the sensing elements is described. In one embodiment, a sensor array includes sensing elements, and probes bound to one or more sensing elements. The sensor array is formed from a supporting member to which a plurality of sensing elements may be coupled. The sensing element may have a predefined shape, size or location. A signal may be produced when a target analyte interacts with a probe. In one embodiment, the identity of the target may be determined by the detection of the signals produced and the shapes of the sensing elements. Each analyte may be given a unique code that is represented by one or more sensing elements.
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99 Claims
- 1. An analyte detection device comprising a plurality of sensing elements, wherein one or more probes are coupled to each of the sensing elements, and wherein at least one of the probes is configured to interact with an analyte, and wherein at least one sensing element is configured to produce a signal when the analyte interacts with a probe coupled to the sensing element, and wherein the sensing elements produce detectable signals in a predetermined pattern, and wherein the predetermined pattern represents a code that identifies the analyte.
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25. A method of identifying an analyte, comprising:
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adding a sample that comprises one or more analytes to an analyte detection device, wherein the analyte detection device comprises;
a plurality of sensing elements, wherein one or more probes are coupled to each of the sensing elements, and wherein at least one of the probes is configured to interact with an analyte, and wherein at least one sensing element is configured to produce a signal when the analyte interacts with a probe coupled to the sensing element;
determining a pattern produced by one or more sensing elements producing a signal;
determining the code represented by the pattern; and
determining the identity of the analyte based on the determined code. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An analyte detection device comprising a plurality of sensing elements, wherein one or more oligonucleotide probes are coupled to each of the sensing elements, and wherein at least one of the oligonucleotide probes is configured to interact with an oligonucleotide analyte, and wherein at least one sensing element is configured to produce a signal when the oligonucleotide analyte interacts with an oligonucleotide probe coupled to the sensing element, and wherein the sensing elements produce detectable signals in a predetermined pattern, and wherein the predetermined pattern represents a code that identifies the oligonucleotide analyte.
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53-96. -96. (canceled)
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97. An analyte detection device comprising a plurality of groups of oligonucleotide probes coupled to a supporting member, each group of oligonucleotide probes coupled to a discrete location of the supporting member, and wherein at least one group of oligonucleotide probes are configured to produce a signal when an oligonucleotide analyte interacts with at least one of the oligonucleotide probes in the group, and wherein one or more groups of oligonucleotide probes produces a detectable signal in a predetermined pattern, and wherein the predetermined pattern represents a code that identifies the oligonucleotide analyte.
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98. An analyte detection device comprising a plurality of sensing elements, each of the sensing elements having a shape that differs from the other sensing elements, wherein one or more probes are coupled to each of the sensing elements, and wherein at least one of the probes is configured to interact with an analyte, and wherein at least one sensing element is configured to produce a signal when the analyte interacts with a probe coupled to the sensing element, and wherein the sensing elements produce detectable signals in a predetermined pattern, and wherein the predetermined pattern represents a code that identifies the analyte.
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99-143. -143. (canceled)
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