US4521522A
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Optical specific binding assay with reflection of polarized electromagnetic radiation
Assignee: LUNDSTOEM KURT INGEMAR DR
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Filing: 1982-09-07
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Granted: 1985-06-04
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Expires: 2002-09-07
Abstract
Abstract A process, means and devices for the quantitative determination, using electromagnetic radiation, of a component of a group including specifically bonding receptors and substances which can be specifically bonded by these receptors are based on a process comprising incubating one of the components, after it is immobilizing on the surface of a material having refractive index different from that of the components, with the other particular component and, optionally, further components, which can be labelled; irradiating the surface with electromagnetic radiation which is polarized parallel to the plane of incidence, the angle of incidence of the radiation being approximately equal to the angle Φ at which the intensity of the radiation reflected from the uncoated or precoated surface reaches a minimum; and ascertaining the intensity of the reflected radiation as a measure of the concentration to be determined.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt I. Lundstrom
- 👤 Hans R. Arwin
- 👤 Erwin Rieke
- 👤 Gunter Sielaff
- 👤 Norbert Hennrich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:36
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/54366; G01N33/54373; G01N21/00; G01N21/17; G01N21/21; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/805
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for the quantitative determination of a component of an organic system comprising a specifically bonding receptor component and a substance component which can be specifically bonded by the receptor, comprising incubating one of the components, after it has been immobilized on the surface of a material having a refractive index effectively different from that of the organic system, with the other specific component; irradiating said surface with an effective beam of electromagnetic radiation which is polarized parallel to the plane of incidence, the angle of incidence of the radiation being approximately equal to or equal to the angle Φ at which the intensity of the radiation reflected from said surface, prior to said immobilization, reaches a minimum; and measuring the intensity of the reflected radiation as a measure of the concentration to be determined.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for the quantitative determination of a component of an organic system comprising a specifically bonding receptor component and a substance component which can be specifically bonded by the receptor, comprising incubating one of the components, after it has been immobilized on the surface of a material having a refractive index effectively different from that of the organic system, with the other specific component; irradiating said surface with an effective beam of electromagnetic radiation which is polarized parallel to the plane of incidence, the angle of incidence of the radiation being approximately equal to or equal to the angle Φ at which the intensity of the radiation reflected from said surface, prior to said immobilization, reaches a minimum; and measuring the intensity of the reflected radiation as a measure of the concentration to be determined.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the incubation step is carried out in the presence of an additional bonding specific component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of claim 1 wherein said surface, having said minimum point in said reflected intensity curve, is precoated with an oxide layer or a polymer film, or by silanization.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
14 words
A method of claim 1wherein said surface has a refractive index greater than 2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method of claim 1 wherein said material is a semiconductor, dielectric, or metal or a carrier coated therewith.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method of claim 5 wherein said material is silicon or a carrier coated with silicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the organic system is an antigen/hapten-antibody system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method of claim 1 further comprising irradiating a second identical surface of material which has not been incubated with a second beam of said electromagnetic radiation; measuring the reflected intensities of the two beams; and determining the concentration of the component to be determined from the difference between the two reflected intensities.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method of claim 1 comprising irradiating materials coated with various receptor or substance components with multiple beams; and simultaneously determining the concentration of each component by measuring the intensities of the reflected beams.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method of claim 2 wherein said additional component bonds to one of said receptor or substance components.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method of claim 2 wherein the additional bonding specific component is labelled.
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