Chromatographic test strip for determining ligands or receptors

Details Chromatographic test strip for determining ligands or receptors Chromatographic test strip for determining ligands or receptors

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G01N 33/558 (2006.01) B01L 3/00 (2006.01) G01N 30/38 (2006.01) G01N 30/60 (2006.01) G01N 30/92 (2006.01) G01N 37/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1303493

CHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST STRIP FOR DETERMINING LIGANDS OR RECEPTORS A B S T R A C T The present invention relates to test strips for analysis of analytes such as antigens, antibodies and polynucleotides in a sample by means of a sequential series of reactions. The strip comprises a length of chromatographic material having capillarity and the capacity for rapid chromatographic solvent transport of non-immobilized reagents and reactive sample components by means of a selected chromatographic solvent. The strip includes a first end, at which chromatographic solvent transport begins, a second end, at which chroma- tographic solvent transport ends, and a plurality of zones positioned between the first and second ends. The zones include a first zone impregnated with a first reagent which is mobile in the solvent and capable of reaction with and immobilization against solvent trans- port by the analyte when the analyte is in immobilized form, a second zone for receiving the sample, a third zone, downstream of the first zone, impregnated with a second reagent which is immobilized against solvent transport and which is capable of selective reaction with the analyte so as to render the analyte in an immo- bilized form in the third zone. The strip also com- prises means for detecting the first reagent at the third zone. In addition, the first and second zones are spaced sufficiently from said first end to permit con- tact of the first end but not the first and second zones with the chromatographic solvent. After the sample is received in the second zone and the first end is dipped into the chromato- graphic solvent, the relative mobility of the sample components and the first reagent or the site relation- ship between the second and third zones is such that the analyte is disposed and immobilized against solvent transport at the third zone prior to the first reagent reaching the third zone. Interfering sample components and non-analyte components of the sample which are reactive with the first reagent are cleared from the third zone by chromatographic solvent transport prior to chromatographic solvent transport of the first reagent to the third zone.

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