US Patent 7195909 Measurement and use of molecular interactions

Patent 7195909 was granted and assigned to Akubio Limited on March, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Akubio Limited

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

71959090

Date of Patent

March 27, 2007

Patent Application Number

103508920

Date Filed

January 24, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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Christopher L. Chin

Patent abstract

The subject invention pertains to a method for determining the affinity between binding partners, or a property of one of the binding partners dependent on the affinity, comprising the steps of:(i) contacting the binding partners, one of which is immobilised on a surface;(ii) oscillating the surface at increasing amplitude; and(iii) detecting a dissociation event.An analogous method can be used to separate a target analyte from a composition. The subject invention also pertains to an apparatus for determining the affinity between binding partners, and comprises: a surface (10) having one binding partner (16) immobilised thereon; means for oscillating the surface at increasing amplitude; and means (14, 15) for detecting a dissociation event.