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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2010
Albert Nazareth, Mercerville, NJ (US);
Timothy Snowden, Howell, NJ (US);
Yea-shun Cheng, Doylestown, PA (US);
Albert Nazareth, Mercerville, NJ (US);
Timothy Snowden, Howell, NJ (US);
Yea-shun Cheng, Doylestown, PA (US);
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention comprises a device for detecting an analyte in a liquid sample deposited on a first portion of the device for transport to a second portion of the device that is in fluid contact with the first portion. In specific embodiments, the device comprises a labeled conjugate comprising a binding member reactive with a first epitope of the analyte and a label comprising a gold colloid, preferably having a mean particle size of 50 nm to 100 nm. In further embodiments, the device comprises a capture component comprising polymerized streptavidin. The diagnostic device is particularly useful in the preparation of pregnancy test kits.