Fixed polarizer ellipsometry for simple and sensitive detection of thin films generated by specific molecular interactions: Applications in immunoassays and DNA sequence detection

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2031-2035

  Ostroff, Rachel M ^a   Maul, Diana ^a   Bogart, Gregory R ^a   Yang, Shao ^a   Christian, Jennifer ^a   Hopkins, Deborah ^a   Clark, David ^a   Trotter, Brian ^b   Moddel, Garret ^b  

^a BioStar Inc   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; DNA; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FILM; IMMUNOASSAY; INSTRUMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; POLARIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TECHNOLOGY; THROAT CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0031721902     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.9.2031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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