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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2002
Applicants:
Paul Yager, Seattle, WA (US);
Elena Garcia, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Yager, Seattle, WA (US);
Elena Garcia, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 31/22 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 21/76 (2006.01); G01N 1/18 (2006.01); G01N 1/10 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a microfluidic device for use in the detection of one or more analytes in a fluid using solid-phase affinity binding assays. The device offers a practical, easy-to-use, portable, inexpensive, robust analytical system for the parallel and quantitative detection of multiple analytes. In addition, this invention provides methods and devices for the formation of concentration gradients of capture molecules immobilized on a solid phase.