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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc., Sarasota, FL (US);
Inventors:
Uma Mahesh Babu, Bradenton, FL (US);
Robert W. VanDine, Montoursville, PA (US);
Robert P. Sambursky, Bradenton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc., Sarasota, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/558 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/558 (2013.01); G01N 33/5306 (2013.01); B01L 3/5023 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lateral flow device may include one or more enhancement elements, where the enhancement elements bind to the analyte sandwich to increase a detection signal in the test zone. In preferred embodiments, some or all of the enhancement elements are encapsulated.