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WO2001042508A3
WO2001042508A3 PCT/US2000/033497 US0033497W WO0142508A3 WO 2001042508 A3 WO2001042508 A3 WO 2001042508A3 US 0033497 W US0033497 W US 0033497W WO 0142508 A3 WO0142508 A3 WO 0142508A3
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Vi-En Choong
Sean Gallagher
Mike Gaskin
Changming Li
George Maracas
Song Shi
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Motorola Inc
Choong Vi En
Sean Gallagher
Mike Gaskin
Changming Li
George Maracas
Song Shi
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Priority to CA002393733A priority Critical patent/CA2393733A1/en
Priority to EP00993326A priority patent/EP1238114A2/en
Priority to JP2001544379A priority patent/JP2003516165A/en
Priority to US10/149,319 priority patent/US20030209432A1/en
Priority to AU29072/01A priority patent/AU2907201A/en
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    • G01N33/543Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor with an insoluble carrier for immobilising immunochemicals
    • G01N33/54366Apparatus specially adapted for solid-phase testing
    • G01N33/54373Apparatus specially adapted for solid-phase testing involving physiochemical end-point determination, e.g. wave-guides, FETS, gratings
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    • C12QMEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
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    • C12Q1/6825Nucleic acid detection involving sensors

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This invention relates to the detection of molecular interactions between biological molecules. Specifically, the invention relates to electrical detection of interactions such as hybridization between nucleic acids or peptide antigen-antibody interactions using arrays of peptides or oligonucleotides. In particular, the invention relates to an apparatus and methods for detecting nucleic acid hybridization or peptide binding using electronic methods including AC impedance. In some embodiments, no electrochemical or other label moieties are used. In others, electrochemically active labels are used to detect reactions on hydrogel arrays, including genotyping reactions such as the single base extension reaction.
PCT/US2000/033497 1999-12-09 2000-12-11 Methods and compositions relating to electrical detection of nucleic acid reactions WO2001042508A2 (en)

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CA002393733A CA2393733A1 (en) 1999-12-09 2000-12-11 Methods and compositions relating to electrical detection of nucleic acid reactions
EP00993326A EP1238114A2 (en) 1999-12-09 2000-12-11 Methods and compositions relating to electrical detection of nucleic acid reactions
JP2001544379A JP2003516165A (en) 1999-12-09 2000-12-11 Methods and compositions for electrical detection of nucleic acid reactions
US10/149,319 US20030209432A1 (en) 2000-12-11 2000-12-11 Methods and compositions relating to electrical detection of nucleic acid reactions
AU29072/01A AU2907201A (en) 1999-12-09 2000-12-11 Methods and compositions relating to electrical detection of nucleic acid reactions

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US45850199A 1999-12-09 1999-12-09
US09/458,533 US20020051975A1 (en) 1999-12-09 1999-12-09 Reporterless genosensors using electrical detection methods
US09/458,501 1999-12-09
US09/458,533 1999-12-09
US09/459,685 1999-12-13
US09/459,685 US6518024B2 (en) 1999-12-13 1999-12-13 Electrochemical detection of single base extension

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