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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1988
Erkki J Soini, Turku, FI;
Wallac OY, , FI;
Abstract
In a biospecific multianalyte assay the use of microspheres and fluorescent labels with substantially different fluorescence decay times, is combined. The assay is performed in a suspension of microspheres in the form of a pool of different microsphere categories, where the categories represent different analytes. The microspheres belonging to the respective categories are first coated with a specific reactant, i.e. the microspheres function as a solid support for the reactant and for a biospecific reaction. Fluorescent labels having a short decay time are used to identify the category of each individual microsphere, while fluorescent labels having a long decay time are used to determine the concentration of a particular analyte on the microsphere by means of the biospecific reaction.