Patent ID: 6872576
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A binding agent-containing monolithic solid material wherein the binding agent is evenly dispersed throughout the monolithic solid material, wherein the binding agent is not chemically coupled to the monolithic solid material and wherein the binding agent is held in the monolithic solid material so that the binding agent does not leach or elute from the monolithic solid material, wherein at least a portion of the binding agent is exposed to a surface of the monolithic solid material in an orientation wherein the binding agent is bindable to a binding partner by specific binding and wherein the binding agent is selected from the group consisting of lipoproteins, glycoproteins, metalloproteins, lyophilized proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, phospholipids, polynucleotides, glucosaminoglycans, platelets, erythrocytes, cells, lyophilized platelets, lyophilized platelet fragments and combinations thereof.