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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
May. 02, 2006
Alexis F. Sauer-budge, Lincoln, MA (US);
Eric Fitch, Arlington, MA (US);
Brett P. Masters, Watertown, MA (US);
Michael Miller, Hollis, NH (US);
Mark Lundstrom, Boston, MA (US);
Alexis F. Sauer-Budge, Lincoln, MA (US);
Eric Fitch, Arlington, MA (US);
Brett P. Masters, Watertown, MA (US);
Michael Miller, Hollis, NH (US);
Mark Lundstrom, Boston, MA (US);
BioScale, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods for detecting bacteria are provided. A plurality of particles, each of which is coated with a capture agent having an affinity for the bacteria, is combined with the sample to form a plurality of analyte-particle complexes. The system also includes a transport arrangement for transporting the sample to the sensor surface, and optionally a magnetic field inducing structure constructed and arranged to establish a magnetic field at and adjacent to the sensor surface. The resonant sensor produces a signal corresponding to an amount of analyte-particle complexes that are bound to the sensor surface.