Linsey S Fan

US Patent:

20130171673, Jul 4, 2013

Filed:

Jun 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/807744

Inventors:

Stéphane Follonier - Vilters, CH
Linsey Fan - Walnut Creek CA, US
Pierre Indermuhle - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICRO- TECHNIQUE SA RECHERCHE ET DEVELO - Neuchatel

International Classification:

G01N 33/53
G01N 33/543
B01L 3/02

US Classification:

435 794, 422524, 422 69, 436501, 4352872, 427230

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a pipette tip () comprising a tip body () having an inner surface and an outer surface (). The inner surface () defines an inner cavity (), which has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end has an upper opening (); and the lower end has a lower opening (). At least a part of the inner surface () is provided with capturing agents () of at least one type forming at least one capturing-agent region () on the at least one inner surface. The at least one capturing agent region () is capable of selectively binding target substances () of at least one type comprised in a sample to form at least agent-target conjugates (), the arrangement of which define at least one agent-target region ().