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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Applicant:
The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, GB;
Inventors:
Timothy Dafforn, Warwickshire, GB;
Matthew Hicks, West Midlands, GB;
Assignee:
The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/19 (2006.01); G01N 21/05 (2006.01); G01N 21/21 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6825 (2018.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/19 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6825 (2013.01); G01N 21/05 (2013.01); G01N 21/21 (2013.01); G01N 33/56916 (2013.01); G01N 2201/061 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0683 (2013.01); G01N 2333/245 (2013.01); G01N 2333/255 (2013.01); G01N 2469/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A molecular sensor that utilises dichroism can be used to identify the presence of specific molecules in a substance. The molecular sensor includes a sensor element comprising (i) a scaffold moiety and (ii) one or more receptor molecules for the target molecule attached to the scaffold moiety to form a scaffold/receptor complex, wherein the scaffold/receptor complex is modified to incorporate a chromophore and the modified scaffold/receptor complex has a high aspect ratio.