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Photoactivatable chemiluminescent matrices

  • US 5,709,994 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1995
  • Issued: 01/20/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for determining the presence or absence of an analyte, said method comprising:

  • irradiating a composition suspected of containing the analyte, said composition comprising a non-particulate solid matrix or a particulate matrix, said matrix having incorporated therein (1) a photosensitizer that upon irradiation generates singlet oxygen and (2) a chemiluminescent compound activatable by the singlet oxygen; and

    determining the presence of the analyte.

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