medical diagnostic reagents and assays; encoded particles for multi-plexed detection of proteins and nucleic acids for medical or clinical use; diagnostic kits consisting primarily of reagents, particles, vials and buffers for medical or clinical use; assays for monitoring, detecting, and quantifying biological molecules for medical or clinical use; diagnostic kits consisting primarily of reagents, particles, vials and buffers for monitoring, detecting, and quantifying biological molecules for medical or clinical use