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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Christopher David Gwenin, Gwynedd, GB;
Mark Stephen Baird, Gwynedd, GB;
Inventors:
Christopher David Gwenin, Gwynedd, GB;
Mark Stephen Baird, Gwynedd, GB;
Assignee:
Bangor University, Gwynedd, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); A61K 39/04 (2006.01); A61K 39/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5695 (2013.01); G01N 33/582 (2013.01); G01N 2469/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining the presence or absence in a sample of a biomarker indicative of exposure to mycobacteria, the method comprising: (a) providing a substrate carrying a mycolic acid derived antigen; (b) contacting the substrate with the sample; (c) contacting the substrate with a fluorophore species; (d) creating an evanescent wave at the boundary of the substrate and the sample; (e) detecting the presence or absence of fluorescence.