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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1999
Galla Chandra Rao, Princeton, NJ (US);
Leon Terstappen, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);
Paul Liberti, Hundingdon Valley, PA (US);
Immunivest Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method that improves the efficiency of reactions between specific binding pairs. By translating one member of the pair through a suspension of the second member, or across a surface to which the second member is immobilized, collision and binding frequencies are greatly increased. The resulting increased binding frequency allows for reduced incubation times and lower incubation temperatures. The enhanced collisions are advantageous for both molecular reactions, in which mixing is not always effective, and cellular reactions, in which the cells may be damaged by mixing.