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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1999
John 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);
Yuzaburo Namba, Tsukuba, JP;
Gary F. Blackburn, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Richard J. Massey, Rockville, MD (US);
IGEN International, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for performing a binding assay for an analyte of interest in a sample based upon measurement of clectrochemiluminescence at an electrode surface comprising: (a) a cell defining a sample; (b) an electrode adjacent a portion of the sample containing volume; (c) a voltage control device for impressing electrochemical energy upon the electrode sufficient to generate luminescence; (d) means for magnetically collecting particles along the electrode surface; and (e) a light detection device for measuring the luminescence.