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US 2003/0211635 A1Published application
Biological material detecting articles of manufacture
AssigneeToxin Alert, Inc.
InventorsWilliam T. Bodenhamer, Terri Lander
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Abstract
The present invention relates to articles of manufacture inclusive of or in combination with a biological assay material, formed from a material capable of detecting and identifying the presence of one or more particular toxic substances, wherein said toxic substances may comprise a multiplicity of biological materials.
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An article of manufacture capable of detecting the presence of a particular toxic substance comprising:
- a substrate located on at least a portion of said article;
- a biologically active ligand capable of recognizing an epitope of the particular toxic substance on at least a portion of said substrate;
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- a biological activity maintaining matrix adapted to immobilize said biologically active ligand upon said substrate;
- wherein said ligand is constructed and arranged to produce a visual indicator upon recognition of said toxic substance.
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A process for detecting the presence of a particular toxic substance on an article of manufacture, said process comprising:
- securing a substrate;
- placing a biologically active ligand capable of recognizing and visually indicating contact with an epitope of the particular toxic substance on at least a portion of said substrate;
- contacting said biologically active ligand with a biological activity maintaining matrix adapted to immobilize said biologically active ligand upon said substrate;
- and
- exposing said article of manufacture to the environment;
- wherein contact with said particular toxic substance results in production of a visual indicator to confirm said contact.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.