Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Patent
1998-08-21
2000-11-21
Campbell, Eggerton A.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
2041828, C12Q 168, G01N 2726
Patent
active
061501069
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a procedure for the qualitative and/or quantitative analysis of biological substances, which are preferably biological substances, that are present in a conductive liquid medium, with the aid of at least one affinity sensor that includes at least one structure that includes at least one semiconductor material, which is coated on one of its surface with at least one layer of an isolating material, which in turn is affixed adhesively to at least one sensitive membrane, which is in contact with the conductive medium and which includes ligands that are complementary to the biological substances in question and which are capable of, and suitable for, forming pairs specifically with the latter biological substances, with the said procedure being characterized by the fact that it consists essentially of applying a voltage between the semiconductor and the conductive medium; of gathering the variations in the electrical signals induced by a charge- effect phenomenon directly and essentially linked to the specific pairings of the biological substances with their complementary ligands included in the sensitive membrane; and interpreting the collected signals in order to identify and/or quantify the substances in question.
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Lawrence Marcus Francois
Martin Jean-Rene
Mikkelsen Susan Rosalie
Souteyrand Eliane
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