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US 2010/0143941 A1Published application
Devices and methods for detecting analytes
AssigneeAlere Switzerland GmbH
InventorsXin Wu, Fuquan Zhao, Yinfel Wu, Fei Gao
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Abstract
This invention provides devices and methods for detecting an analyte suspected to be present in a sample. The subject devices and methods are particularly useful for performing immunoassays on a variety of analyte, especially those present in a bodily fluid.
Claims26
A test device for detecting the presence or absence of an analyte in a liquid sample comprising:
- a mobilization zone comprising a mobilizeable ligand and a mobilizeable antibody, wherein the mobilizable antibody specifically binds the analyte and/or the mobilizeable ligand;
- a blocking zone located downstream from the mobilization zone, wherein the blocking zone comprises an immobilized trapping receptor that binds the mobilizeable ligand;
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- a detection zone located downstream from the blocking zone, wherein the detection zone comprises an immobilized detecting receptor that binds the mobilizeable antibody.
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