Patent 7592182 was granted and assigned to Axis-Shield Diagnostics Ltd. on September, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Compositions and assay methods for and relating to the detection of glycated hemoglobin are provided. In particular, the presence and level of glycated hemoglobin can be detected in a blood sample. The compositions comprise microparticles which have zinc coating for use in the improved binding of proteins exhibiting a zinc binding domain, in particular glycated hemoglobin.