| 摘要 |
A method for determination of an analyte in an original liquid sample by performing an inhibition affinity assay in a microchannel structure of a microfluidic device. The main characteristic feature is the steps of: (i) providing the microfluidic device in a form where the microchannel structure comprises a reaction microcavity which a) an inlet end, and b) contains a solid phase with binding sites (BS) for an analyte or an analyte-related entity, (ii) providing a liquid sample (1) containing the analyte or the analyte-related entity within the microchannel structure at the inlet end of the reaction microcavity, and flowing sample (1) through the reaction microcavity under conditions such that the analyte or the analyte-related entity is captured by BS leaving a portion of BS unoccupied (free BS), (iii) providing a liquid sample (2) which contains an analytically detectable analogue of the analyte or of the analyte-related entity, and flowing sample (2) through said reaction microcavity to capture the analogue by free BS, and (iv) measuring the amount of analyte analogue captured in step (iii) and relating this amount to the amount of analyte in an original sample.
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