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Abstract
A device comprising a rigid substrate, a flexible cover element at least partially covering the substrate, a first structure formed in the substrate, adapted for accommodating liquids and adapted for releasing contents of one or more cells, spores, or viruses, the contents including the target molecules, a second structure formed in the substrate, adapted for accommodating liquids and comprising at least one binding member adapted for capturing the target molecules and for determining a value indicative of the presence and/or amount of the target molecules, a micro fluidic network interconnecting at least the first structure and the second structure, and an actuator member adapted for effecting a fluid flow between the first structure and the second structure by pressing the flexible cover element against the substrate to selectively close a portion of the micro fluidic network.
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284 Claims
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1-256. -256. (canceled)
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257. A device, comprising
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(b) a flexible cover element at least partially covering the substrate; (c) a first structure formed in the substrate, adapted for accommodating liquids and adapted for releasing contents of one or more cells, spores, or viruses, the contents including target molecules; (d) a second structure formed in the substrate, adapted for accommodating liquids and comprising at least one binding member adapted for capturing the target molecules and for determining a value indicative of the presence and/or amount of the target molecules; (e) a microfluidic network interconnecting at least the first structure and the second structure; (f) an actuator unit adapted for effecting a fluid flow between the first structure and the second structure by pressing the flexible cover element against the substrate to selectively close a portion of the microfluidic network. - View Dependent Claims (258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267)
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268. A device, comprising a structure adapted for accommodating liquids, wherein the structure comprises a first binding member adapted for capturing a first compound and a second binding member adapted for capturing a second compound indicative of the presence and/or amount of the first compound.
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269. A method, comprising
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an amount of a reporter compound; a first binding member being configured to bind an anchor group of a capture molecule; a second binding member capable of capturing the reporter compound; an amount of a target nucleic acid capable of forming complexes with the reporter compound, the forming of complexes with the reporter compound inhibiting capturing of the reporter compound by the second binding member; and an amount of capture molecules wherein each capture molecule comprises a binding portion specific to a region of the target nucleic acid and an anchor group; (b) forming complexes each comprising a target nucleic acid and a capture molecule; (c) contacting the complexes with the first binding member to bind the complexes to the first binding member; (d) releasing at least a subset of the amount of target nucleic acid from the first binding member; (e) forming complexes of a subset of the amount of reporter compound with at least a subset of the amount of target nucleic acid; (f) capturing a remaining subset of the amount of reporter compound not in complex with a target nucleic acid on the second binding member; and
,(g) determining a value indicative of the presence and/or amount of reporter compound captured on the second binding member. - View Dependent Claims (270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282)
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283. A method, comprising:
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introducing a liquid into a reaction chamber of a microfluidic device, the liquid comprising a target polynucleotide, binding the target polynucleotide to a first binding member located within the reaction chamber, amplifying the target polynucleotide within the reaction chamber to form amplicons, the amplification being performed in the presence of a reporter compound, binding a subset of the reporter compound to amplicons within the reaction chamber, binding a remaining subset of the reporter compound to a second binding member within the reaction chamber, and detecting the reporter compound bound to the second binding member.
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284. A method, comprising:
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introducing a liquid into a reaction chamber of a microfluidic device, the liquid comprising a target polynucleotide, binding the target polynucleotide to a first binding member located within the reaction chamber, amplifying the target polynucleotide within the reaction chamber to form amplicons, the amplification being performed in the presence of a reporter compound, binding a subset of the reporter compound to amplicons within the reaction chamber, binding a remaining subset of the reporter compound to a second binding member within the reaction chamber, and detecting the reporter compound bound to the second binding member.
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