Inventors:
Antonio Garcia - Chandler AZ, US
John Schneider - Phoenix AZ, US
International Classification:
G01N 21/49, C12M 1/34, B82Y 5/00
US Classification:
435 5, 436501, 435 721, 435 723, 435 61, 422 69, 4352872, 977904, 977774
Abstract:
This invention relates to the use of thermodynamically incompatible surfaces in agglutination assays for the express purpose of using the sample as a key component of the detection instrument. Specifically, the invention relates to formation of a lense and a virtual container for rapid mixing via thermal energy by a sample liquid disposed on a superhydrophobic surfaces, and a subsequent specific analyte or overall protein concentration assay using particles agglutination for use in the industrial, environmental, and clinical laboratory test fields.