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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rajender S Varma, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Houston Advanced Research Center, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 536 243 ; 536 253 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods for immobilizing molecules on surfaces of platinum. Devices having surfaces modified by such methods are also claimed. The method uses an isocyanate or isothiocyanate molecule which is reacted with the platinum to produce immobilized reactive moieties. These moieties are reacted with the molecule to be immobilized.