Modular assembly for reagentless affinity separation and detection of analyte
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1. A modular assembly for affinity separation of an analyte from a sample comprising:
- an affinity support comprised of a metal; and
at least one sensor unit comprising;
an affinity module, said affinity module having a binding affinity for said analyte; and
a signal-competent reporter module, said signal competent reporter module being directly or indirectly signal-responsive to complex formation between said affinity module and said analyte, wherein said signal competent reporter molecule is immobilized on said affinity support, and said signal-competent reporter module being spaced from said affinity support such that said complex formation provides a change in the distance between said signal-competent reporter module and said affinity support.
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Abstract
The invention provides a reagentless assay kit for analyte in a sample comprising a modular affinity assembly including at least one sensor unit comprising a ligand having binding affinity for the analyte (affinity module) operatively associated with a reporter probe (reporter module) responsive to changes in the sensor unit induced by analyte/receptor complex formation by transduction of a characteristic detectable signal. Assays employing the modular assembly are also provided.
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1. A modular assembly for affinity separation of an analyte from a sample comprising:
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an affinity support comprised of a metal; and
at least one sensor unit comprising;
an affinity module, said affinity module having a binding affinity for said analyte; and
a signal-competent reporter module, said signal competent reporter module being directly or indirectly signal-responsive to complex formation between said affinity module and said analyte, wherein said signal competent reporter molecule is immobilized on said affinity support, and said signal-competent reporter module being spaced from said affinity support such that said complex formation provides a change in the distance between said signal-competent reporter module and said affinity support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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