Patent ID: 7867707
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting at least two different first and second analytes in a sample comprising the steps of providing at least two different types of suspendable solid supports including a first type of solid support for capturing the first analyte and a second type of solid support for capturing the second analyte, the solid supports being suspended in a medium and having different sizes or shapes, providing at least two different sets of capture probes bound or capable of binding to the solid supports, including a first set of capture probes capable of binding to the first analyte and a second set of capture probes capable of binding to the second analyte, thus concentrating the analytes on the solid supports, providing detection probes which are capable of binding to the analytes, contacting the sample with the detection probes, the solid supports and the capture probes, detecting by confocal observation the presence or absence of the analytes bound to the detection probes, wherein at least 10% of the suspendable solid supports has been allowed to settle during or prior to the detecting step.