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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raoul Kopelman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Heather Clark, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Eric Monson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stephen Parus, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Martin Philbert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bjorn Thorsrud, Lima, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435325 ; 435-4 ; 435 29 ; 422 8205 ; 422 8206 ; 436164 ; 436172 ;
Abstract
Fiberless optical sensors (plasticized PVC, acrylamide or gold particles) are described having a size ranging from between approximately 1 micrometer and 1 nanometer in diameter. The sensors comprise ionophores useful for the detection of intracellular analytes.