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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2024
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Qiaoqiao Ruan, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Patrick J. Macdonald, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Kerry M. Swift, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Sergey Y. Tetin, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Brenda Calfin, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Zhen Lin, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Richard Haack, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Mark R. Pope, Abbott Park, IL (US);
John Prostko, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Xiaoxing Qiu, Abbott Park, IL (US);
M. Felicia Bogdan, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides methods of analyzing an analyte of interest in a biological sample using fluorescent agents and macroconjugates which comprise a core containing a cross-linked polymer or protein, tags, specific binding members or fragments thereof, and optionally carrier proteins. Also provided are methods of analyzing two or more analytes of interest in a biological sample in a single assay using microparticles and detection conjugates comprising different fluorophore labels, acquiring transmitted light and fluorescent images of the microparticles, and using a customized image analysis process to analyze the acquired images.