Solid medium for the storage of biological material
AssigneeGe Healthcare UK Limited
InventorsMARTIN D. JAMES, JEFFREY K. HORTON, PETER J. TATNELL
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Abstract
This invention relates to flat solid media for the storage of samples of biological materials and methods of analysing biomolecules contained within the samples following storage. In particular, the invention relates to the storage and further analysis of biomolecules present in the biological materials, such as proteins, enzymes and nucleic acids. The invention finds particular utility in the dry, room temperature storage of biological materials.
Claims26
A flat solid medium for storing at least one sample of a biological material containing a biomolecule thereon, said solid medium comprising a solid matrix having sorbed thereto or incorporated therein a composition comprising an alginate.
A method for storing a sample of a biological material containing a biomolecule on a flat solid medium comprising the steps of:
- a. applying a sample of a biological material to a flat solid medium comprising alginate or comprising a solid matrix having sorbed thereto or incorporated therein a composition comprising an alginate;
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- b. storing the said sample of biological material on said solid medium.
A method of analysing a sample of a biological material containing a biomolecule stored on a flat solid medium, said flat solid medium comprising alginate or comprising a solid matrix having sorbed thereto or incorporated therein a composition comprising an alginate, comprising the step of analysing the biological material for the presence and/or level of a biomolecule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.