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Title: Detection of metabolites for controlled substances

Abstract

The various technologies presented herein relate to identifying whether an individual has taken, and/or is under the influence of, a restricted drug. A density separation technique is utilized, wherein a sample (e.g., blood, saliva, urine, etc.) which may include an analyte is exposed to a first plurality of beads having an analyte attached thereto, a second plurality of beads having a metabolite-specific antibody attached thereto, and a plurality of fluorophore-labelled analyte-specific antibodies. After incubation, any analyte in the sample (e.g., delta-9-THC) is bound to the fluorophore-labelled analyte-specific antibodies, any free fluorophore-labelled analyte-specific antibodies are attached to the analyte of the first beads, and any metabolite in the sample is bound to the second antibody. By applying centrifugal separation, the first beads move to a region which undergoes irradiation. If no fluorescence occurs, the sample includes the analyte; if fluorescence occurs, the sample does not include the analyte.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1823814
Patent Number(s):
10969398
Application Number:
16/282,050
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
DOE Contract Number:  
NA0003525
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 02/21/2019
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Koh, Chung-Yan. Detection of metabolites for controlled substances. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Koh, Chung-Yan. Detection of metabolites for controlled substances. United States.
Koh, Chung-Yan. Tue . "Detection of metabolites for controlled substances". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1823814.
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