Devices for ligand capture and methods of using the device are disclosed. The ligand may be captured from a sample, such as a plasma sample. Methods of identifying, quantifying, and/or characterizing captured ligands also are disclosed. Computer systems and methods for analyzing thermograms and determining the characteristics of ligands present in a sample are disclosed.

The present invention relates to the use of a substrate for enhancing the chemiluminescence of one or more luminophores produced in a chemiluminescence reaction, wherein the substrate comprises a solid polymeric carrier with a plurality of depressions separated from one another and that the solid carrier is at least partially coated with a metal.

The present invention relates to the use of a substrate for enhancing the chemiluminescence of one or more luminophores produced in a chemiluminescence reaction, wherein the substrate comprises a solid polymeric carrier with a plurality of depressions separated from one another and that the solid carrier is at least partially coated with a metal.

Described is a method for identifying pathogenic platelet-activating antibodies in a subject's blood and particularly antibodies implicated in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) which comprises the preparation of a platelet releasate from a normal subject's platelets, the combination of the platelet release with a normal subject's platelets, a test subject's blood sample, and analyzing the sample for platelet activation.

Described is a method for identifying pathogenic platelet-activating antibodies in a subject's blood and particularly antibodies implicated in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) which comprises the preparation of a platelet releasate from a normal subject's platelets, the combination of the platelet release with a normal subject's platelets, a test subject's blood sample, and analyzing the sample for platelet activation.

Embodiments herein described provide devices for identifying and collecting rare cells or cells which occur at low frequency in the body of a subject, such as, antigen-specific cells or disease-specific cells. More specifically, the devices are useful for trapping immune cells and the devices contain a physiologically-compatible porous polymer scaffold, a plurality of antigens, and an immune cell-recruiting agent, wherein the plurality of antigens and the immune cell recruiting agent attract and trap the immune cell in the device. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and packages containing such devices. Additional embodiments relate to methods for making the devices, compositions, and kits/packages. Further embodiments relate to methods for using the devices, compositions, and/or kits in the diagnosis or therapy of diseases such as autoimmune diseases or cancers.

Embodiments herein described provide devices for identifying and collecting rare cells or cells which occur at low frequency in the body of a subject, such as, antigen-specific cells or disease-specific cells. More specifically, the devices are useful for trapping immune cells and the devices contain a physiologically-compatible porous polymer scaffold, a plurality of antigens, and an immune cell-recruiting agent, wherein the plurality of antigens and the immune cell recruiting agent attract and trap the immune cell in the device. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and packages containing such devices. Additional embodiments relate to methods for making the devices, compositions, and kits/packages. Further embodiments relate to methods for using the devices, compositions, and/or kits in the diagnosis or therapy of diseases such as autoimmune diseases or cancers.

Disclosed is a covalently-linked multilayered three-dimensional matrix comprising capture molecules, linkers and spacers (referred to as a Molecular Net) for specific and sensitive analyte capture from a sample. Also disclosed herein is a Molecular Net comprising covalently-linked multilayered three-dimensional matrix comprising more than one type of capture molecule and more than one type of linker and may comprise one or more spacer for specific and sensitive capture of more than one type of analyte from a sample. A Molecular Net may comprise a pseudorandom nature. Use of various capture molecules, linkers and spacers in a Molecular Net may confer unique binding properties to a Molecular Net. Porosity, binding affinity, size exclusion abilities, filtration abilities, concentration abilities and signal amplification abilities of a Molecular Net may be varied and depend on the nature of components used in its fabrication. Uses of a Molecular Net may include analyte capture, analyte enrichment, analyte purification, analyte detection, analyte measurement and analyte delivery. Molecular Nets may be used in liquid phase or on solid phases such as nanomaterials, modified metal surfaces, nanospheres, microspheres, microtiter plates, slides, pipettes, cassettes, cartridges, discs, probes, lateral flow devices, microfluidics devices, microfluidics devices, optical fibers and others.

Disclosed is a covalently-linked multilayered three-dimensional matrix comprising capture molecules, linkers and spacers (referred to as a Molecular Net) for specific and sensitive analyte capture from a sample. Also disclosed herein is a Molecular Net comprising covalently-linked multilayered three-dimensional matrix comprising more than one type of capture molecule and more than one type of linker and may comprise one or more spacer for specific and sensitive capture of more than one type of analyte from a sample. A Molecular Net may comprise a pseudorandom nature. Use of various capture molecules, linkers and spacers in a Molecular Net may confer unique binding properties to a Molecular Net. Porosity, binding affinity, size exclusion abilities, filtration abilities, concentration abilities and signal amplification abilities of a Molecular Net may be varied and depend on the nature of components used in its fabrication. Uses of a Molecular Net may include analyte capture, analyte enrichment, analyte purification, analyte detection, analyte measurement and analyte delivery. Molecular Nets may be used in liquid phase or on solid phases such as nanomaterials, modified metal surfaces, nanospheres, microspheres, microtiter plates, slides, pipettes, cassettes, cartridges, discs, probes, lateral flow devices, microfluidics devices, microfluidics devices, optical fibers and others.

Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for the rapid and accurate measurement of analyte particles binding-induced aggregation of reporter particles. In the presence of analyte particles of interest, reporter particles form aggregates which increase in mean particle size as the concentration of analyte increases. From analysis of the mean particle size, determined from sample frames, the presence and/or concentration of analyte can be determined.