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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Applicants:
Chad A. Mirkin, Wilmette, IL (US);
Yun-wei Cao, Evanston, IL (US);
Rongchao Jin, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nanosphere, Inc., Northbrook, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); B82B 1/00 (2006.01); B82B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates composite core/shell nanoparticles and a two-step method for their preparation. The present invention further relates to biomolecule-core/shell nanoparticle conjugates and methods for their preparation. The invention also relates to methods of detection of biomolecules comprising the biomolecule or specific binding substance-core/shell nanoparticle conjugates.