Patent ID: 6979567
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: C07C,C08G,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An assay system, comprising: a receptor for receiving a sample solution that may include at least one selected analyte; a reaction zone comprising at least a portion of said receptor or in fluid communication with said receptor, said reaction zone including at least one reagent configured to produce a reaction mixture with said sample solution; at least one detection zone in fluid communication with said reaction zone and configured to receive at least a portion of said reaction mixture transported from said reaction zone, said at least one detection zone is carried upon a surface of at least a portion of a waveguide; and a detector oriented to receive signals from said at least one detection zone and configured to sense a physically detectable change in said at least one detection zone, said physically detectable change correlating with at least one of an absence, a presence, and an amount of said at least one selected analyte in said sample solution, said detector configured to generate a signal correlating with at least one of said absence, said presence, and said amount.