Devices for optical detection of nucleic acid hybridization
First Claim
1. A support for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a reflection-based assay comprising an optically smooth, flat, light reflecting surface, said surface having a nucleic acid complementary to said target nucleic acid bound thereto;
- andsaid support having a first set of reflective and transmissive properties in response to light impinging thereon and having a second set of reflective and transmissive properties, different from said first set, in response to light when the target nucleic acid is bound to the nucleic acid complementary to said target nucleic acid and creating a change in mass on said optically smooth, flat, light reflecting surface.
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Abstract
An optical device for determining the presence of a first nucleic acid in a sample comprising a second nucleic acid complementary to the first nucleic acid and able to hybridize with the first nucleic acid under hybridizing conditions, the second nucleic acid being bonded to a solid support, wherein the solid support is formed as a light reflecting surface having a first thickness when bonded to the second nucleic acid, and wherein the light reflecting surface has a second thickness, wherein the first and second nucleic acids are hybridized, and the first and second thicknesses can be distinguished by their effect on the light reflecting properties of said light reflecting surface independent of any label present on the first nucleic acid.
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1. A support for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a reflection-based assay comprising an optically smooth, flat, light reflecting surface, said surface having a nucleic acid complementary to said target nucleic acid bound thereto;
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said support having a first set of reflective and transmissive properties in response to light impinging thereon and having a second set of reflective and transmissive properties, different from said first set, in response to light when the target nucleic acid is bound to the nucleic acid complementary to said target nucleic acid and creating a change in mass on said optically smooth, flat, light reflecting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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