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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Swapnil Chhabra, San Jose, CA (US);
José´ M. Cintrón, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Renée Shediac, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Swapnil Chhabra, San Jose, CA (US);
José´ M. Cintrón, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Renée Shediac, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Livermore, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and devices for protein assays based on Edman degradation in microfluidic channels are disclosed herein. As disclosed, the cleaved amino acid residues may be immobilized in an array format and identified by detectable labels, such as antibodies, which specifically bind given amino acid residues. Alternatively, the antibodies are immobilized in an array format and the cleaved amino acids are labeled identified by being bound by the antibodies in the array.