Electrode configuration for matrix addressing of a molecular detection device
Patent 5728532 Issued on March 17, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: May 31, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
435/6, Involving nucleic acid422/50, ANALYZER, STRUCTURED INDICATOR, OR MANIPULATIVE LABORATORY DEVICE422/68.1, Means for analyzing liquid or solid sample422/81, Automated system with sample fluid pressure transport means422/82, And means segmenting fluid material435/5, Involving virus or bacteriophage435/7.1, Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein assay or specific ligand-receptor binding assay435/7.2, Involving a micro-organism or cell membrane bound antigen or cell membrane bound receptor or cell membrane bound antibody or microbial lysate435/7.9, Assay in which an enzyme present is a label435/91.1, Polynucleotide (e.g., nucleic acid, oligonucleotide, etc.)435/91.5, Acellular preparation of polynucleotide435/292.1, Including means to transmit light into a bioreactor to facilitate photo- bioreaction (e.g., photosynthesis)435/299.1, Including solid extended fluid contact reaction surface435/808, OPTICAL SENSING APPARATUS435/814, ENZYME SEPARATION OR PURIFICATION436/182, ELEMENT OR INORGANIC COMPOUND436/501, BIOSPECIFIC LIGAND BINDING ASSAY436/518, INVOLVING AN INSOLUBLE CARRIER FOR IMMOBILIZING IMMUNOCHEMICALS436/524, Carrier is inorganic436/525, Metal or metal coated436/528, Carrier is organic536/24.3, Probes for detection of specific nucleotide sequences or primers for the synthesis of DNA or RNA536/24.32, Probes for detection of microbial nucleotide sequences536/24.33Primers
An apparatus and method for selectively attracting and inhibiting attraction of at least one predetermined molecule to a site in a molecular detection device utilizes a first electrode and a second electrode proximate to the site. The first electrode selectively generates a first electric field proximate to the site in response to a first signal applied thereto. The first electric field provides an attractive force to attract the at least one predetermined molecule toward the site. The second electrode selectively generates a second electric field proximate to the site in response to a second signal applied thereto. The second electric field selectively inhibits attraction of the at least one predetermined molecule toward the site by providing a repulsive force which dominates the attractive force provided by the first electric field.
May 31, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
