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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Theodore Winger, Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventor:
Theodore Winger, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2013.01); B01L 3/502792 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0424 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0427 (2013.01); G01N 2800/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
Droplet actuators and techniques for droplet-based assays are provided. A method of conducting an assay comprises: incubating a droplet in oil, the droplet comprising an umbelliferone substrate, a sample potentially comprising an enzyme which cleaves the umbelliferone substrate, and a zwitterionic surfactant; and detecting a signal emitted from the droplet.