Back to results
US 2003/0165929 A1Published application
Method for detecting polynucleotides
AssigneeGnothis Holdings S.A.
InventorsRudolf Rigler, Zeno Foldes-Papp
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for detecting polynucleotides on a substrate, whereby the substrate contains a multitude of separate detection regions each accommodating different polynucleotides. The polynucleotides in the detection regions exist, contrary to known DNA chip test formats, in a form that is not bound to the substrate. The invention also relates to a device for implementing said method.
Claims15
A method for determining polynucleotides, comprising the steps:
- (i) providing a support containing a plurality of separate detection regions each of which contains a polynucleotide which is not bound to said support,
- (ii) contacting the polynucleotides located in said detection regions with detection probes, with individual detection regions each containing different combinations of polynucleotide and detection probe, and
- (iii) determining a hybridization of said polynucleotides with said detection probes.
An apparatus for determining polynucleotides, comprising:
- a support containing a plurality of separate detection regions each of which contains a polynucleotide which is not bound to said support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.