Abstract: The invention generally relates to using magnetic particles and alternating magnet fields to separate a target analyte from a sample. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve contacting a sample with magnetic particles including first moieties specific for a target analyte, thereby forming target/particle complexes in the sample, flowing the sample through a channel including second moieties attached to at least one surface of the channel, applying alternating magnetic fields to the flowing sample to result in target/particle complexes being brought into proximity of the surface to bind the second moieties and unbound particles remaining free in the sample, binding the target/particle complexes to the second moieties, and washing away unbound particles and unbound analytes of the sample.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to using magnetic particles and alternating magnet fields to separate a target analyte from a sample. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve contacting a sample with magnetic particles including first moieties specific for a target analyte, thereby forming target/particle complexes in the sample, flowing the sample through a channel including second moieties attached to at least one surface of the channel, applying alternating magnetic fields to the flowing sample to result in target/particle complexes being brought into proximity of the surface to bind the second moieties and unbound particles remaining free in the sample, binding the target/particle complexes to the second moieties, and washing away unbound particles and unbound analytes of the sample.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to using magnetic particles and alternating magnet fields to separate a target analyte from a sample. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve contacting a sample with magnetic particles including first moieties specific for a target analyte, thereby forming target/particle complexes in the sample, flowing the sample through a channel including second moieties attached to at least one surface of the channel, applying alternating magnetic fields to the flowing sample to result in target/particle complexes being brought into proximity of the surface to bind the second moieties and unbound particles remaining free in the sample, binding the target/particle complexes to the second moieties, and washing away unbound particles and unbound analytes of the sample.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for binding to assay substrata in a stable and protective manner, thereby enhancing assay performance, are provided. The compositions comprise lyotropic materials (for example, lyotropic liquid and/or liquid crystalline materials) and may contain macromolecular standards, markers or capture compounds. The compositions are capable of binding to assay substrata such as that of chips that are employed for MALDI and SELDI mass spectroscopy analyzes and plates that are used for ELISA type assays.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to using magnetic particles and alternating magnet fields to separate a target analyte from a sample. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve contacting a sample with magnetic particles including first moieties specific for a target analyte, thereby forming target/particle complexes in the sample, flowing the sample through a channel including second moieties attached to at least one surface of the channel, applying alternating magnetic fields to the flowing sample to result in target/particle complexes being brought into proximity of the surface to bind the second moieties and unbound particles remaining free in the sample, binding the target/particle complexes to the second moieties, and washing away unbound particles and unbound analytes of the sample.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for binding to assay substrata in a stable and protective manner, thereby enhancing assay performance, are provided. The compositions comprise lyotropic materials (for example, lyotropic liquid and/or liquid crystalline materials) and may contain macromolecular standards, markers or capture compounds. The compositions are capable of binding to assay substrata such as that of chips that are employed for MALDI and SELDI mass spectroscopy analyses and plates that are used for ELISA type assays.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for binding to assay substrata in a stable and protective manner, thereby enhancing assay performance, are provided. The compositions comprise lyotropic materials (for example, lyotropic liquid and/or liquid crystalline materials) and may contain macromolecular standards, markers or capture compounds. The compositions are capable of binding to assay substrata such as that of chips that are employed for MALDI and SELDI mass spectroscopy analyses and plates that are used for ELISA type assays.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Lamium plant, ‘Lemon Frost’, characterized by its foliage that is think in substance and emerges bright yellow-green in color with a white center stripe, by its hardiness in the Southern regions of the U.S., its very vigorous growth habit, and its lavender flowers produced in spring and intermittently throughout the summer.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Ajuga plant, ‘Mint Chip’, characterized by its foliage that is deep green in color with a glossy surface, its heavy blooming habit of blue flowers present for 4 to 6 weeks in spring that contrast well with the deep green foliage, its very vigorous growth habit, and its tight plant habit that slowly spreads by stolons with suitability as a groundcover.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Ajuga plant, ‘Dixie Chip’, characterized by its variegated foliage that is tri-colored with mottling and blending of white, pink, and green with green veins and maturing to white with green veins with new growth that is heavily flushed with pink, its light blue flowers with non-variegated green floral leaves on racemes that are present for 4 to 6 weeks in spring, and its tight plant habit that slowly spreads by stolons with suitability as a groundcover.

Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Brassica, ‘Kaleidoscope’, characterized by its dark purple-green foliage with highly ruffled edges, its magenta pink veins and its margins that are magenta pink in color when grown under cool temperature and lavender in color when grown under warm temperatures such as early season growth.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Dianthus gratianopolitanus, ‘Bedazzled’, characterized by its blue-grey foliage, its tight, compact habit throughout year, its flowers that are light pink in color with a distinct burgundy eye that bloom sporadically throughout the year with 2 heavy flushes of bloom for 4 weeks in spring and 4 weeks in fall in Georgia.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Kniphofia, ‘Echo Mango’, characterized by its inflorescences that are apricot in color, its early blooming habit with the first blooms appearing at the end of April to the first part of May in Georgia, its repeat bloom throughout the summer with up to 12 blooms per stem per season, its semi-evergreen foliage that remains clean, and its upright stems that reach 40 inches in height and do not lodge.

Abstract: A new cultivar of ×Heucherella, ‘Blue Ridge’, characterized by its foliage that is silver-green in color with burgundy veins with a thin green margin on the upper surface and green in color on the lower surface, its large ovate-shaped leaves that average 8 cm in length, its clean white flowers in early spring, and its tolerance to heat, humidity, and exposure to sunlight with good garden performance in the southern regions of the U.S.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Kniphofia, ‘Echo Rojo’, characterized by its inflorescences that start orange in color and turn red as they mature, its early blooming habit with the first blooms appearing at the end of April to the first part of May in Georgia, its repeat bloom throughout the summer, its semi-evergreen foliage that remains clean, and its strong upright stems that reach 36 inches in height and do not lodge.

Abstract: A new cultivar of ×Heucherella plant named ‘Cumberland’, characterized by its foliage that is green in color with burgundy veins, its large ovate-shaped leaves that average 8 cm in length, its white flowers in mid spring, and its tolerance to heat, humidity with good garden performance in the southern regions of the U.S.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Kniphofia, ‘Echo Duo’, characterized by its bicolor inflorescences with flowers that emerge orange-red and mature to creamy white, its early blooming habit with repeat bloom throughout the summer, its semi-evergreen foliage that remains clean, its dense clump-forming habit with upright stems that do not lodge, its ability to readily produces side shoots with each shoot producing blooms and its ability to produce blooms on young plants.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Coreopsis verticillata named ‘Electric Avenue’ characterized by its inflorescences that are clear yellow in color, its thread-leaf foliage, its high bud count, its height of 60 to 71 cm and an average spread of 60 cm, its cold hardiness in at least U.S.D.A. Zone 5, and its vigorous growth habit with heavy shoot production from over-wintered plants.

Abstract: A new cultivar of Phlox, ‘Jordan Schuster’, characterized by its fragrant, bright pink flowers with diffused dark pink eyes that radiate outwardly especially on the top side of the petals, its pointed, triangular shaped terminal panicles, its very uniform lateral branching with lower lateral branches forming more typical rounded cymes that emerge while the terminal panicles are still in color to form a large mass of flowers and the lateral cymes continue to bloom throughout the summer, its medium green foliage that has good resistance to powdery mildew, and its compact growth habit.