Patent ID: 8114681
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: C12Q,G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A multiplex analyte detection method, which comprises: providing a first sample comprising or putatively comprising a first group of one or more analytes; providing a second sample comprising or putatively comprising a second group of one or more analytes; providing a first population of particles comprising one or more subsets of particles, wherein: providing a second population of particles comprising one or more subsets of particles, wherein: contacting in a first container the first sample and the first population of particles, thereby binding those analytes of the first group that were present in the first sample to the first population of particles; contacting in a second container the second sample and the second population of particles, thereby binding those analytes of the second group that were present in the second sample to the second population of particles; combining the first and second populations of particles after contacting them with the samples; and after combining the first and second populations of particles, detecting which subsets of particles have an analyte captured on the particles, thereby indicating which analytes were present in the samples, by: