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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1993
Burton W Blais, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Nepean, Ontario, CA;
Other;
Abstract
An improved device is provided which may be used, e.g. for immunoassay of lipopolysaccharides or for removing LPS pyrogens from aqueous solutions, or for removing LPS endotoxins from wounds. Such device comprises, in combination, a substrate, e.g. plastic, i.e. polystyrene, polycarbonate, polymethylmethacrylate or polyvinyl chloride, or a woven cloth, i.e. a rayon/polyester cloth or a polyester cloth, or a non-woven cloth, i.e. a rayon/polyester cloth, or a polyester cloth, or paper, which is adapted to receive a sample to be tested, and an oligopeptide, or a hydrophobic polypeptide or a polymyxin, e.g. polymyxin B, polymyxin B.sub.1, polymyxin B.sub.2, polymyxin D.sub.1, polymyxin D.sub.2, or polymyxin E, adhered to the substrate.