Droplet-based affinity assays
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    发明授权
    Droplet-based affinity assays 有权
    基于液滴的亲和力测定

    公开(公告)号:US09476856B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-25

    申请号:US13890715

    申请日:2013-05-09

    摘要: A method of detecting a target analyte in a sample, including executing electrowetting-mediated droplet operations and thereby: combining one or more immunoassay reagent droplets comprising magnetically-responsive beads having affinity for the target analyte with one or more sample droplets potentially comprising the target analyte to yield a first combined droplet; beginning with the combined droplet, effecting a droplet-based washing protocol to wash the magnetically-responsive beads to yield a first washed droplet comprising the washed magnetically responsive beads; and combining the droplet comprising the washed magnetically responsive beads with a droplet comprising a reporter molecule having affinity for target analyte captured on the magnetically-responsive beads to yield a second combined droplet; beginning with the second combined droplet, effecting a droplet-based washing protocol to wash the magnetically-responsive beads to yield a second washed droplet comprising the washed magnetically responsive beads; detecting a signal from the second washed droplet which corresponds to the presence, absence and/or quantity of the analyte in the sample.

    摘要翻译: 一种检测样品中的目标分析物的方法,包括执行电润湿介导的液滴操作,从而:将包含对靶分析物具有亲和性的磁响应珠粒的一种或多种免疫测定试剂液滴与潜在地包含靶分析物的一个或多个样品液 以产生第一组合液滴; 从组合的液滴开始,实现基于液滴的洗涤方案以洗涤磁响应珠,以产生包含洗涤的磁响应珠的第一洗涤液滴; 以及将包含洗涤的磁响应珠粒的液滴与包含对在磁响应珠上捕获的靶分析物具有亲和力的报道分子的液滴组合以产生第二组合液滴; 从第二组合液滴开始,实现基于液滴的洗涤方案以洗涤磁响应珠,产生包含洗涤的磁响应珠的第二洗涤液滴; 检测来自第二洗涤液滴的信号,其对应于样品中分析物的存在,不存在和/或数量。