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7390675 Multi-functional and configurable assay  
Novel magnetic assay methods and systems. According to a preferred embodiment, a chromatographic medium is provided that is designed to be contacted with a test solution having activated magnetic...
7390674 Lateral flow devices using reactive chemistry  
There is provided a lateral flow assay device for detecting the presence or quantity of an analyte residing in a test sample where the lateral flow assay device has a porous membrane in...
7387892 Biosensor using microdisk laser  
A compact sensor for detecting the presence of biological or chemical species includes a microdisk laser and a wavelength shift detector. The microdisk laser is coated with a biological or chemical...
7384781 Sensors for biomolecular detection and cell classification  
A sensor device is provided for detecting an analyte in a sample in which an analyte is bound to a detection reagent to form a bound complex. The device comprises (a) a sample ( 5 ) comprising an...
7384780 Hybridization method and hybridization equipment  
The equipment of the present invention can implement high-speed hybridization with a simple construction and is configured as described below. The equipment comprises a biochip prepared by fixing...
7384779 Porous substrate plates and the use thereof  
A substrate plate or device adapted for use with biological or chemical assays is disclosed. The device may take the form of a multi-well plate having a three-dimensional, porous layer as part of a...
7374951 System and apparatus for use in detecting microorganisms  
A system and an apparatus for use in detecting a target microorganism or agent is disclosed which involves a solid support carrying a binding partner specific for the particular microorganism or...
7374950 Immunoassay device for diagnosing congestive heart failure and predicting mortality in congestive heart failure patients  
An immunochemical assay device for determining the presence of NT-proBNP alone or conjunctively with Cardiac Troponin I comprising a base member, an array disposed on the base member, and at least...
7374906 Biological assays using gradients formed in microfluidic systems  
The present invention discloses a device for monitoring chemotaxis or chemoinvasion. The present invention further provides a flexible assay system and numerous assays that can be used to test...
7371583 Apparatus and method for analyte detection  
Disclosed is a testing device and methods for the identification of an analyte of interest in a sample. In a preferred embodiment, the testing device includes a front panel having at least one...
7371563 Peelable and resealable devices for biochemical assays  
Devices and methods for performing assays on materials, particularly biological materials, are provided. The devices and methods make use of self-sealing members, which can be applied to a flat...
7368282 Process and device for determining the activity of enzymes in liquids, or the concentration and/or activity of inhibitors in liquids  
A process and device are disclosed to determine the activity of enzymes in liquids in a largely automatic manner. The device for carrying out this process has a column ( 1 ) with a chromatographic...
7368281 Label-free evanescent-field detection of biological and chemical agents  
An evanescent-field sensor system and method of using the system to detect either liquid- or airborne biological pathogens, chemical agents, and other harmful or toxic species is provided. The...
7354758 Device and method for sterility testing  
Device and method for sterility testing, in particular of pharmaceutical products, includes a closed sterility test system having at least two test containers, in each case having an integrated...
7338811 Integrated circuit chip for bioassays  
The invention is directed to novel IC chips containing substances used particularly in bioassays. Furthermore, the invention is directed to assay methods and kits using these chips.
7332329 Versatile substrate for SPR detection  
A substrate for testing a carrier liquid for biomolecules using SPR or other techniques provides a metallic island surrounded by a hydrophobic layer, the islands being a location for the attachment...
7329538 Methods and compositions for the detection of microbial contaminants  
The invention provides methods and compositions for the detection and/or quantification of a microbial contaminant, for example, a bacterial endotoxin or a glucan, in a sample. In particular, the...
7329536 Piezoimmunosensor  
An apparatus comprising one or more piezoelectric mass sensors for use in diagnostic and analytic processes, in particular for immunochemical detection of diagnostically relevant analytes in real...
7326578 Urine assay for ovarian reserve  
It has been found that a urine test for ovarian reserve can be provided which is equivalent in sensitivity to current laboratory methods which determine ovarian reserve based on FSH levels in...
7326563 Device and method for monitoring leukocyte migration  
A device for monitoring leukocyte migration is provided. The device generally includes a plurality of chambers, each chamber including a channel in which leukocyte migration mediators or...
7319032 Non-sugar sweeteners for use in test devices  
The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for rapid detection of analytes in a sample. Surprisingly, it has been found that bulking materials having non-sugar sweeteners...
7312073 Method for the detection of viable microorganisms  
Method for the detection and enumeration of viable microorganisms. A liquid that comprises one or more markers incorporated in a liquid sol-gel precursor, is provided. A transparent slide is coated...
7312028 Highly cost-effective analytical device for performing immunoassays with ultra high sensitivity  
A simple easy to manufacture analytical device capable of performing membrane based immunoassays on batch of samples within 3 to 10 minutes wherein the method permits focused application of...
7300756 Epoxide polymer surfaces  
Method and reagent composition for covalent attachment of target molecules, such as nucleic acids, onto the surface of a substrate. The reagent composition includes epoxide groups capable of...
7297502 Devices and methods for analyte assays with built-in result reporting using recognizable symbols  
The present invention provides devices, methods and kits for detecting the presence of an analyte in a liquid sample. The invention provides devices having a positive control area covered with an...
7291477 Method and device for trichomonas detection  
A method and kit for detecting Trichomonas vaginalis infection in a human subject are disclosed. In the method, a body-fluid sample such as a vaginal swab sample or urine is obtained from the...
7288413 Combined chemical and immunochemical fecal occult blood test  
Methods for testing a fecal sample for the presence of hemoglobin, comprising performing a chemical fecal occult blood test on the sample and then performing an immunochemical fecal occult blood...
7285426 Bulking materials containing starch reagent for use in test devices  
The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits for rapid detection of analytes in a sample. Surprisingly, it has been found that bulking materials having starch reagents effectively...
7279136 Metering technique for lateral flow assay devices  
A diagnostic method and associated test kit for detecting an analyte residing in a test sample is provided. A sample membrane is utilized having a collection region and a detection region, the...
7276368 Enhanced waveguide and method  
The present invention provides an optical assay apparatus that includes a light source module and an optical sensor. The light source module produces light having a range of propagation angles. The...
7259019 Multiple sampling device and method for investigating biological systems  
Multiwell plate applications are describe for use with a plurality of fibres having an extraction phase coated thereon in combination with a positioning device. The device and method described are...
7247469 Non-specific binding resistant protein arrays and methods for making the same  
Arrays of protein-capture agents useful for the simultaneous detection of a plurality of proteins which are the expression products, or fragments thereof, of a cell or population of cells in an...
7241626 Isolation and confirmation of analytes from test devices  
Methods, articles, and kits for obtaining elevated concentrations of a substance from a sample that has become bound, for example by providing a positive test result in an immunoassay or other...
7238538 Chromatographic assay device and methods  
A chromatographic assay device for the analysis of an analyte in a liquid sample has a proximal sample application zone and a distal test zone. The test zone contains a first ligand capable of...
7238519 Automated immunoassay cassette, apparatus and method  
An immunoassay cassette, apparatus, and method for detecting an analyte in a liquid body-fluid sample are disclosed. The cassette has a body and a support mounted on the body, for movement relative...
7220595 Automated immunoassay cassette, apparatus and method  
An immunoassay cassette, apparatus, and method for detecting an analyte in a liquid body-fluid sample are disclosed. The cassette has a body and a support mounted on the body, for movement toward...
7214531 Pressure transduced chemical assay and method  
An assay system has a chamber that receives a test strip onto which a sample comprising an analyte has been placed. The chamber is in gaseous communication with a piezoelectric material that...
7205159 Diagnostic testing process and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for use in a flow through assay process is disclosed. The method is characterised by a “pre-incubation step” in which the sample which is to be analysed, (typically for...
7201872 System and method for determining the presence of a substance in-vivo  
The present invention relates to a method and system for the in vivo determination of the presence and/or concentration of biological and/or chemical substances in body lumens. The system of the...
7195923 Ratiometric determination of glycated protein  
The present invention provides methods for determining a ratio of an amount of a glycated form of a protein to a total amount of the protein in a sample containing the glycated protein, the...
7195908 Supports treated with triamine for immobilizing biomolecules  
Supports for immobilizing molecules, particularly biomolecules, methods of making such supports, kits, and biomolecular hybridization assay devices are disclosed. The methods, supports and devices...
7189522 Dual path immunoassay device  
The systems of the invention include test cells with a first sorbent material defining a first flow path for a solution, a second sorbent material defining a second flow path distinct from the...
7188031 Method for acquiring information of a biochip using time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and an apparatus for acquiring information for the application thereof  
A measurement method is provided, which enables to obtain a two-dimensional image with better quantitative-ability by suppressing the influence of the charge-up, when the two-dimensional secondary...
7182914 Structure and manufacturing process of a nano device transistor for a biosensor  
The present invention relates to a structure and manufacturing process of a nano device transistor for a biosensor. The structure, the manufacturing process and the related circuit for a carbon...
7179641 Device for motile sperm separation  
An apparatus for separating and detecting motile spermatozoa in a liquid sample, comprises: a separation vessel including (i) an inlet port, (ii) an outlet port arranged to be opened, (iii) a...
7179640 Method and apparatus for detecting conception in animals  
The present invention provides antibodies which specifically bind early conception factor, which can be found in body fluids of animals including but not limited to the cow, cat, dog, horse, human,...
7175992 Sensitive immunochromatographic assay  
Methods for quantitatively measuring the amount of an analyte of interest in a fluid sample, and kits useful in the methods, are disclosed. The methods involve providing a solid phase apparatus...
7172804 Film-immobilized capture particles  
The present invention relates to film-immobilized capture particles, and substrates coated with film-immobilized capture particles. In particular, the present invention provides microarrays for...
7157269 On-spot hydrophilic enhanced slide and preparation thereof  
The invention discloses an on-spot hydrophilic enhanced slide/microarray. The preparation method relates to a hydrophobic copolymer prepared by blending, grafting or co-polymerization of a...
7157049 Optical bio-discs and fluidic circuits for analysis of cells and methods relating thereto  
The present invention is directed to optical bio-discs, methods, and optical disc drives for clinical diagnostics. The present invention is further directed to methods for determining the quantity...