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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raoul Kopelman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Heather Clark, Middletown, CT (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:
Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 ;
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.