Patent ID: 7781227
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of measuring a plurality of analytes in a sample comprising: a) contacting a sample with an array of populations of microparticles, comprising i) a plurality of sets, ii) a plurality of analyte-specific reagents, for a time sufficient to allow for the formation of microparticle-analyte complexes; b) exposing said microparticle-analyte complexes to excitation light; c) measuring fluorescence of each of said microparticle-analyte complexes in each of said pair of detector channels; d) identifying the specificity of said analyte-specific reagents coupled to said microparticles, thereby identifying the analyte present in each of said microparticle-analyte complexes; e) measuring the amount of analyte present in each of said microparticle-analyte complexes, to provide a measure of the plurality of analytes present in said sample.