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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1993
Jonathan K Leland, Laurel, MD (US);
Haresh P Shah, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
John H Kenten, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Jack E Goodman, Arlington, VA (US);
George E Lowke, Laytonsville, MD (US);
Gary F Blackburn, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Richard J Massey, Rockville, MD (US);
IGEN International Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods, apparatus, reagents, and kits for performing a binding assay for an analyte of interest present in a sample based upon electrochemiluminescence at an electrode of interest. In the method, reagents and kits particles can be employed; for instance, for settling upon the electrode surface by gravity, centrifugation or magnetic attraction. The apparatus can include a magnet for generating a magnetic field in a region proximate the electrode.