Binding method and apparatus for sorting objects
First Claim
1. A method of sorting objects comprising:
- providing a sample having wanted objects and unwanted objects;
coating a surface of a sample holder with an antibody;
eluting said sample and placing said eluted sample on said sample holder;
binding an antigen in wanted objects in said sample with said antibody on said surface of said sample holder to sort said objects into bound wanted objects and unbound unwanted objects;
separating said wanted objects from said unwanted objects by removing said unwanted objects from a surface of said sample holder, leaving behind antibody-bound wanted objects on said surface of said sample holder;
inspecting and identifying said wanted objects, and determining a level of purity of said wanted objects;
releasing said wanted objects from said surface of said sample holder;
removing said wanted objects from said surface of said same sample holder using holographic optical trapping; and
performing single cell PCR-based STR analysis on said wanted objects in individual output chambers on said same sample holder.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of sorting objects including, providing a sample having wanted objects and unwanted objects; coating a surface of a sample holder with an antibody; placing an eluted sample on the sample holder; binding an antigen in the wanted objects with the antibody on the surface of the sample holder to sort the objects into wanted objects and unwanted objects; separating the wanted objects; and performing PCR-based STR analysis on the wanted objects. In one embodiment, holographic optical trapping is used to further sort the wanted objects. In other embodiments, the wanted objects are sperm and the antibody is a human sperm specific antibody, and the PCR is single cell PCR-based STR analysis. In still other embodiments, the binding is direct or indirect, ligands are used to bind to object-specific organomolecules, and protein A or protein G are used to bind the antibody.
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1. A method of sorting objects comprising:
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providing a sample having wanted objects and unwanted objects; coating a surface of a sample holder with an antibody; eluting said sample and placing said eluted sample on said sample holder; binding an antigen in wanted objects in said sample with said antibody on said surface of said sample holder to sort said objects into bound wanted objects and unbound unwanted objects; separating said wanted objects from said unwanted objects by removing said unwanted objects from a surface of said sample holder, leaving behind antibody-bound wanted objects on said surface of said sample holder; inspecting and identifying said wanted objects, and determining a level of purity of said wanted objects; releasing said wanted objects from said surface of said sample holder; removing said wanted objects from said surface of said same sample holder using holographic optical trapping; and performing single cell PCR-based STR analysis on said wanted objects in individual output chambers on said same sample holder. - 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)
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