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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2006
Applicant:
Klaus Abraham-fuchs, Erlangen, DE;
Inventor:
Klaus Abraham-Fuchs, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/143 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for studying a biological sample in a biochip ('lab-on-a-chip') is disclosed. In at least one embodiment of the method, a biological sample is introduced into the biochip, the sample is subjected to at least one preparation step and, at the end of a measurement cycle, the concentration of a particular analyte is measured. The concentration of a marker substance, which for example is a reaction substance involved in a preparation step, is furthermore measured. A corresponding biochip is further disclosed.