The present invention relates to surface-patterned microgels to which molecular beacon probes are immobilized. The immobilized molecular beacon probes exhibit both low non-specific background and high specific fluorescence. Also disclosed are related arrays, related detection methods, and preparation methods.
Full Patent: Gel-tethered molecular beacons
FY14-015
Bio Technology (Rx, dev's, sys)
Matthew Richardson Libera Xiaoguang Dai Youlong Ma
David Zimmerman Director of Technology Commercialization Stevens Institute of Technology dzimmer3@stevens.edu