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Device and methods for detecting and quantifying one or more target agents

  • US 20090036315A1
  • Filed: 02/07/2007
  • Published: 02/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of determining a presence of a target agent in a sample comprising:

  • (a) mixing said sample with capture-associated oligos conjugated to capture moieties specific for said target agent, thereby producing a first mixture comprising reacted capture-associated oligo complexes that are associated with said target agent and unreacted capture-associated oligo complexes that are not associated with said target agent;

    (b) contacting said first mixture with immobilized binding partners, wherein said immobilized binding partners facilitate separation of said unreacted capture-associated oligo complexes from said reacted capture-associated oligo complexes to produce a second mixture comprising said unreacted capture-associated oligo complexes and a third mixture comprising said reacted capture-associated oligo complexes;

    (c) providing a detection device comprising oligos complementary to said capture-associated oligos, wherein said detection device produces a signal if there is a hybridization event between said capture-associated oligos and said oligos complementary to said capture-associated oligos;

    (d) introducing said third mixture to said detection device; and

    (e) detecting said signal, wherein said signal is indicative of said presence of said target agent in said sample.

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