Detecting analytes
AssigneeITI Scotland Limited
InventorsHolger Schulze, Till Bachmann, Andrew Mount
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Abstract
Provided is a method for processing a sample, which method comprises: a) contacting a binding phase, which binding phase is capable of binding an analyte, with the sample in the presence of a medium; b) applying across the medium a first alternating field composed of a plurality of pulses and having a first frequency, a first pulse duration and a first pulse rise time; c) optionally applying across the medium a second alternating field; and d) thereby influencing the sample and/or the binding phase in the medium.
Claims41
A method for processing a sample, which method comprises:
- a) contacting a binding phase, which binding phase is capable of binding an analyte, with the sample in the presence of a medium;
- b) applying across the medium a first alternating field composed of a plurality of pulses and having a first frequency, a first pulse duration and a first pulse rise time;
- c) optionally applying across the medium a second alternating field;
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- d) thereby influencing the sample and/or the binding phase in the medium.
A device for processing a sample, wherein the device comprises a medium, a binding phase capable of capturing an analyte and an electric field source for applying at least two alternating fields across the medium, wherein each alternating field is composed of a plurality of pulses.
A method of manipulating an analyte in a sample, comprising using two or more alternating fields to influence a sample and/or a binding phase capable of binding an analyte.
A method of manipulating an analyte in sample, comprising using one or more alternating fields, wherein each alternating field is composed of a plurality of pulses, to influence a sample and/or a binding phase capable of binding an analyte.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.