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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:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
May. 04, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick L Coleman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark K Debe, Stillwater, MN (US);
Julie B Stahl, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428378 ; 428379 ; 428380 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides biological assay and adsorption supports comprising an inert substrate supporting a nanostructured surface comprising metal coated, oriented, discrete submicron-size whiskers. Optionally, conformally metal coated whiskers may be partially encapsulated or conformally coated with a second material. The nanostructured surface adsorbs biomolecules rapidly at high levels of tight binding without vortexing or agitation. Advantageously, the bound biomolecules retain their biological activity.