US4184849A
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Mixed agglutination
Assignee: Bayer Corp
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Filing: 1977-12-05
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Granted: 1980-01-22
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Expires: 1997-12-05
Abstract
Abstract The presence of antibodies (Ab) and antigens (Ag) in a liquid is detected by mixing the liquid with two different particulate reagents which mutually agglutinate but whose agglutination is inhibited by the particular Ab or Ag under assay. By detecting the extent of agglutination, the presence or absence of the Ab or Ag can be confirmed. By measuring the extent of agglutination or non-agglutination quantitatively, an amount of Ab or Ag can be determined. The particulate reagents preferably comprise latex.
Inventors
- 👤 Cesar L. Cambiaso
- 👤 Floris de Steenwinkel
- 👤 Adrian E. Leek
- 👤 Pierre L. Masson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:16
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/54313; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/804; Y10S436/805; Y10S436/815; Y10S436/826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of assaying a sample containing a particular antigen or antibody constituent of interest, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a mixture of: (i) a first reagent bound with a first carrier; (ii) a second reagent bound with a second carrier of different size than said first carrier; and (iii) a sample containing said particular antigen or antibody constituent of interest; said first and second reagents tending to bind with each other to form a measurable reaction, and said particular constituent tending to bind with one of said reagents and preclude binding thereof with the other of said reagents; (b) incubating said mixture to effect binding between said first reagent, second reagent, and said constituent; and (c) measuring said reaction to determine the amount of said constituent in said sample.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of assaying a sample containing a particular antigen or antibody constituent of interest, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a mixture of: (i) a first reagent bound with a first carrier; (ii) a second reagent bound with a second carrier of different size than said first carrier; and (iii) a sample containing said particular antigen or antibody constituent of interest; said first and second reagents tending to bind with each other to form a measurable reaction, and said particular constituent tending to bind with one of said reagents and preclude binding thereof with the other of said reagents; (b) incubating said mixture to effect binding between said first reagent, second reagent, and said constituent; and (c) measuring said reaction to determine the amount of said constituent in said sample.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said first and second carriers are different in size from each other by at least a factor of 2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of assaying a sample in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first and second reagents respectively comprise an antigen and an antibody.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of assaying a sample in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first and second reagents respectively comprise an antigen-conjugate and an antibody.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of quantitatively assaying a particular antigen or antibody constituent in a liquid, which comprises: (a) forming a mixture of: (i) a sample of the liquid containing said particular antigen or antibody constituent under assay, (ii) a first reagent carried by a first particulate material, and (iii) a second reagent carried by a second particulate material of different size than said first particulate material, said first reagent being capable of binding with said second reagent to agglutinate said first and second particulate materials, at least the first reagent also being capable of binding with said particular constituent to inhibit the agglutination of said first and second particulate materials, (b) incubating the mixture to allow the said first reagent to bind, on a competitive basis, with said particular constituent and said second reagent, and (c) measuring the agglutination of said first and second particulate materials and thereby determining the amount of said particular constituent present in the sample.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of quantitatively assaying a particular antigen or antibody constituent in a liquid, which comprises: (a) forming a mixture of: (i) a sample of the liquid containing said particular antigen or antibody constituent under assay, (ii) a first reagent carried by a first particulate material, and (iii) a second reagent carried by a second particulate material of different size than said first particulate material, said first reagent being capable of binding with said second reagent to agglutinate said first and second particulate materials, at least the first reagent also being capable of binding with said particular constituent to inhibit the agglutination of said first and second particulate materials, (b) incubating the mixture to allow the said first reagent to bind, on a competitive basis, with said particular constituent and said second reagent, and (c) measuring the agglutination of said first and second particulate materials and thereby determining the amount of said particular constituent present in the sample.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein said particular constituent is an antigen-type substance, and said first reagent is an antibody capable of binding with the antigen-type substance under assay and said second reagent is substantially the same antigen-type substance under assay which is capable of binding with said antibody.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein said particular constituent is an antibody, and said first reagent is an antigen-type substance which is capable of binding with said antibody, and the second reagent is an antibody which is capable of binding with said antigen-type substance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the respective particle size of each of said first and second particulate materials is substantially uniform.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein at least one of said first or second particulate materials comprise latex.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method of assaying a sample in accordance with claim 5, wherein said particular constituent under assay has a molecular weight of less than about 4000.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the particle size of said first particulate material is at least twice that of said second particulate material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein non-agglutinated first particulate materials in the mixture are selectively counted, and wherein in forming step (a) a known amount of first particulate materials are included in the mixture.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein in measuring step (c) the extent of agglutination or non-agglutination is determined by counting agglutinated or non-agglutinated particulate materials.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein the said count of said particulate materials is effected while they are present in the mixture.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein non-agglutinated particulate materials are selectively counted by optical techniques.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein, in measuring step (c) the agglutinated particulate materials are separated from the non-agglutinated particulate materials.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 16, wherein either said first particulate material or said second particulate material comprises an identifying label, and the extent of agglutination or non-agglutination is measured by assay of the label in the separated particles.
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