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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Genmark Diagnostics, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jon Faiz Kayyem, Pasadena, CA (US);
Ken Rusterholz, Carlsbad, CA (US);
William Bender, Encinitas, CA (US);
Sean Ford, Oceanside, CA (US);
Claudia C. Argueta, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/543 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5438 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions and methods directed to an electrode initialization step for the electrochemical treatment of monolayers used in electrochemical detection of target analytes on the surface of a monolayer. Electrode initialization creates a more stable monolayer, and resolves variability within the electrochemical signal detected on the monolayer.