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7618829 Method of detecting multiple analytes  
The invention relates to a a microtiter plate and its use in a method of the invention, which microtiter plate comprises a plurality of containers, wherein the bottom of each container comprises a...
7618810 Metering strip and method for lateral flow assay devices  
A diagnostic method and associated test kit for detecting an analyte residing in a test sample is provided. The kit includes a housing, and a membrane disposed within the housing having a detection...
7618784 Assay for phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) activity  
Improved methods for assaying the activity of phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) enhance the signal-to-noise ratio by providing the substrate in donor particles with an aqueous core in the...
7618782 Methods of diagnosing muscle damage  
A method for assessing muscle damage in a biological sample obtained from a subject is disclosed. The method involves obtaining a biological sample from a subject being assessed for muscle damage,...
7618591 Specimen sample collection device and test system  
A specimen sample collection device includes a handle having a sufficiency indicator and an absorbent pad partially contained within said handle. A specimen sample collection device and test system...
7618587 Analyzers and methods of analyzing blood  
Analyzers and methods of analysis are described for performing blood cell counting and immunoassay on a whole blood specimen in one measurement section. An assay sample is prepared by blending...
7615382 Magnetic sifter  
The present invention provides a magnetic sifter that is small in scale, enables three-dimensional flow in a direction normal to the substrate, allows relatively higher capture rates and higher...
7615379 Nucleic acid and corresponding protein entitled 193P1E1B useful in treatment and detection of cancer  
A novel gene 0193P1E1B (also designated 193P1E1B) and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 193P1E1B exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is...
7615376 Masking background fluorescence and luminescence in the optical analysis of biomedical assays  
In a process for the quantitative optical analysis of fluorescently labelled biological cells 5 , a cell layer on a transparent support at the bottom 2 of a reaction vessel 1 is in contact...
7615369 Reconfigurable protein patterning using electrowetting microelectrodes  
A protein patterning electrode device consisting of capacitor microelectrode arrays coated with a protein non-adherent layer is provided. Operation of the electrode is based on a phenomenon called...
7612020 Composite arrays utilizing microspheres with a hybridization chamber  
The invention relates to sensor compositions comprising a composite array of individual arrays, to allow for simultaneous processing of a number of samples. The invention further provides methods...
7611905 Apparatus and method of assay in utilizing attenuated total reflection  
A surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assay apparatus has an assay stage, which is loadable with a sensor unit. The sensor unit has a prism, thin film, flow cell and flow channel for flow of sample. A...
7611904 Serpentine transmembrane antigens expressed in human cancers and uses thereof  
Described is a novel family of cell surface serpentine transmembrane antigens. Two of the proteins in this family are exclusively or predominantly expressed in the prostate, as well as in prostate...
7611855 Immunoassay method and kit to be used therein  
Using two types of antibodies, i.e., a first antibody having a higher affinity for a target substance than for a competitive substance and a second antibody having a higher affinity for the...
7611853 Assay to screen for anti-malarials  
Malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe form of malaria in humans, causing about 2 million deaths every year. Lack of effective vaccines and emergence of...
7611849 Enhanced cellular assay method for use in flow cytometry or similar instruments using optically resonant particles  
This invention relates to the field of biological assays where cells can be classified and enumerated using flow cytometry optical instrumentation. The invention combines information from...
7611847 Method for identifying an intestinal phenotype  
The present invention relates to a method for identifying cells having a predisposition to develop an intestinal phenotype, wherein the cells are characterized by the loss of expression of the...
7611844 Methods for detecting asymmetric dimethylarginine in a biological sample  
The present invention provides methods of detecting asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in a sample, particularly a sample that may contain symmetrical dimethylarginine (SDMA) and/or arginine. The...
7611669 Assay device  
The invention provides an assay device for quantification or detection of the presence or absence of an analyte in a liquid sample, comprising a molding ( 1 ) permanently or removably attached to a...
7608465 Multi-analyte diagnostic test for thyroid disorders  
Immunological assays for several biological markers for thyroid disorders in a biological sample are performed in a single test with a combination of sandwich-type, sequential competitive, and...
7608463 Enhanced waveguide and method  
An optical assay apparatus having an optical filter, an optical sensor with a light ray redirection portion and an assay sensing portion, and a filter to block certain wavelengths of excitation...
7608414 Method for diagnosing and prognosing inflammatory bowel disease and crohn's disease  
Disclosed are methods for diagnosing and prognosing Inflammatory Bowel disease or Crohn's disease (CD) by measuring levels of antibodies to glycans in a biological sample.
7608406 Diagnostic markers of stroke and cerebral injury and methods of use thereof  
The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis and evaluation of stroke and transient ischemic attacks. A variety of markers are disclosed for assembling a panel for such diagnosis and...
7608405 Method of selectively assaying adiponectin multimers  
Methods for selectively assaying a target adiponectin multimer in a biological sample. Such methods accurately evaluate the relationship between a disease and adiponectin through selective assay of...
7608404 Disease determination method, data generation method for disease determination and data generation system for disease determination  
Supernatant of the urinary sample (SP 1 ) was mixed with an acid or alkali and heated (SP 2 ) and the sample for fluorescence assay was prepared after adjusting its acidity to alkaline (SP 3 )....
7605004 Test strip for a lateral flow assay for a sample containing whole cells  
A test strip for conducting a lateral flow assay for detection of an analyte in a sample that contains cells and fluid is provided, as well as methods for making and using the test strip. This test...
7604957 Method for diagnosing immunologic food sensitivity  
A method for food sensitivity panel testing (for sensitivities other than gluten sensitivity) by detecting IgA antibodies in serum is disclosed. A method for testing stool samples for the presence...
7604956 Supersensitive immunoassays  
An assay exhibiting improved sensitivity for achieving a factor of ten times (10×) better sensitivity than current sensitivity levels achieved by prior-art immunoassays, as exemplified by ELISA....
7601831 Methods, kits and assay system for detecting drug-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis  
The present invention relates to methods, kits and assay system for detecting drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis of suspected patient. The system of the present invention largely reduces...
7601684 Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of iron metabolism  
The invention concerns a method for detecting disorders of iron metabolism and in particular the differential diagnosis of disorders of iron metabolism by means of three independent parameters. The...
7601546 Diagnostic test devices  
A diagnostic test apparatus comprising: a shaft having a first end and a second end; a swab or a biopsy punch mounted on the first end of a shaft; and a cap for fitting over the first end of the...
7601510 Development and use of fluorescent probes of unbound analytes  
A method for high throughput screening of probes is described. These probes are useful for characterization and measurement of unbound metabolites in a fluid sample, particularly characterization...
7601509 Biotype diets system: predicting food allergies by blood type  
The invention is a diet-typing system for humans, including novel methods for diagnosis and treatment of food allergies and hypersensitivities. The diagnostic method correlates blood types...
7601507 Electronic methods for the detection of analytes  
The present invention is directed to the detection of target analytes using electronic techniques, particularly AC techniques.
7601504 Protein achieving improved blocking efficiency  
It is intended to provide a method of conveniently screening a novel protein or a novel partial sequence protein having a blocking ability based on amino acid sequence data; and a protein achieving...
7601301 Multiplexed active biologic array  
A method and apparatus for addressing and driving an electrode array includes addressing one or more electrodes within the array using a plurality of row and column lines. In one aspect, a value...
7598092 Methods, devices, systems and computer program products for stochastic, competitive, force-based analyte detection  
A cantilever array can be positioned adjacent a surface in the presence of a sample. The cantilever array includes a plurality of cantilevers having one member of a specific binding pair thereon....
7598090 Biosensor  
A biosensor is provided with an area in which a reagent having bleaching action is carried in a state where it can be dissolved, at least in a part of a sample application area to which an...
7598044 Procedure and device for determining the concentrations of at least two ligands  
In a procedure for determining the concentrations of ligands contained in a sample wherein a first ligand is bond-specific to a first receptor and a second ligand is bond-specific to a second...
7595201 Device for measuring an analyte  
A novel method for detecting the concentration of a metabolite in a fluid sample is provided. Devices for the detection of the analyte are also provided. In particular, a device for determining the...
7592187 Method of calibrating ligand specificity  
A method to determine specificity of ligand binding includes comparing a solid phase carrier first extract obtained by pre-treating a sample with a ligand-immobilized solid phase carrier and a...
7592150 Method for diagnosing diseases based on levels of anti-glycan antibodies  
Disclosed are methods for diagnosing Crohn's disease (CD) or anti-phospholipid syndrome by measuring levels of antibodies to glycans in a biological sample.
7592148 Method for examining human kidney disease by detecting the fatty acid binding protein  
Method for examining kidney disease, which comprises detecting fatty acid binding protein derived from kidney tissues, which is present in specimen collected from mammal excluding Rodents. By the...
7592146 Protocol for detecting proteins in a culture containing an embryo  
The present invention provides methods to determine the sex of an embryo by detecting the presence of a protein associated with the Y chromosome in a sample of culture medium obtained by sampling a...
7588908 Compositions and methods for inhibiting light-induced inactivation of biological reagents  
Disclosed is a fluorescent conjugate comprising a biological reagent, a fluorescent molecule, and a means for impeding phototoxic degradation of the biological reagent. The impeding means can be a...
7588902 Methods and compositions for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma  
Methods for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are set forth. Improved assay methods and scanning methods are included that employ non-cell-associated and cell-associated HCC related...
7588898 Biomarker for gestational trophoblastic disease  
A relatively specific trophoblastic-associated biomarker, HSD3B1, is disclosed. A method for screening gestational trophoblastic disease using HSD3B1 is also disclosed.
7588893 Binding assay using binding agents with tail groups  
The present invention discloses methods and kits for the determination of the concentration of one or more analytes in a liquid sample using capture agents immobilised on a solid support and...
7586684 Solute characterization by optoelectronkinetic potentiometry in an inclined array of optical traps  
A method and apparatus for selecting a specific fraction from a heterogeneous fluid-borne sample using optical gradient forces in a microfluidic or fluidic system are presented. Samples may range...
7585682 Magnetic in situ dilution  
The invention involves methods, assays, and components for the detection and analysis of binding between biological or chemical species, and can specifically be used for drug discovery. In an...