Optical tweezers-based immunosensor detects femtomolar concentrations of antigens

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 379-383

  Helmerson, Kristian ^a   Kishore, Rani ^a   Phillips, William D ^a   Weetall, Howard H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

antigen antibody binding; imimunoassays; lasers

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; IMMUNOASSAY; LASER;

EID: 0031021836     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.2.379     Document Type: Article

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