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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2008
Nicholas Abbott, Madison, WI (US);
Christopher Murphy, Madison, WI (US);
Barbara Israel, Mount Horeb, WI (US);
Josh Sotos, Madison, WI (US);
Doug Hansmann, Madison, WI (US);
Renee Herber, Madison, WI (US);
Joseph Burkholder, Middleton, WI (US);
Keren Hulkower, Evanston, IL (US);
Michael Bonds, Dearfield, WI (US);
Nicholas Abbott, Madison, WI (US);
Christopher Murphy, Madison, WI (US);
Barbara Israel, Mount Horeb, WI (US);
Josh Sotos, Madison, WI (US);
Doug Hansmann, Madison, WI (US);
Renee Herber, Madison, WI (US);
Joseph Burkholder, Middleton, WI (US);
Keren Hulkower, Evanston, IL (US);
Michael Bonds, Dearfield, WI (US);
Platypus Technologies, LLC, Madison, unknown;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of molecular diagnostics. In particular, the present invention provided improved substrates and methods of using liquid crystals and other biophotonically based assays for quantitating the amount of an analyte in a sample. The present invention also provides materials and methods for detecting non-specific binding of an analyte to a substrate by using a liquid crystal or other biophotonically based assay formats.