Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Assay with digital readout
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Application No.: US16715541Application Date: 2019-12-16
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Publication No.: US11371959B2Publication Date: 2022-06-28
- Inventor: Kris Covens , Karolien Jans , Koen Martens
- Applicant: IMEC VZW
- Applicant Address: BE Leuven
- Assignee: IMEC VZW
- Current Assignee: IMEC VZW
- Current Assignee Address: BE Leuven
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Priority: EP18213099 20181217
- Main IPC: G01N27/414
- IPC: G01N27/414 ; G01N27/413 ; G01N27/416

Abstract:
A device and a method for performing an assay is provided. The assay device, which may be used for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample, includes a plurality of microchambers and a Field-effect transistor (FET) arranged at the bottom of each of the plurality of microchambers. Capture probe molecules for the analyte can be arranged within the plurality of microchambers such that each microchamber contains at most one capture probe molecule. The FET can be arranged in said microchamber to give a readable output signal based on binding of the analyte, or competitor to the analyte, with the capture probe molecule.
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