Demonstration of four immunoassay formats using the array biosensor

Anal Chem. 2002 Mar 1;74(5):1061-8. doi: 10.1021/ac0157268.

Abstract

The ability of a fluorescence-based array biosensor to measure and quantify the binding of an antigen to an immobilized antibody has been demonstrated using the four different immunoassay formats: direct, competitive, displacement, and sandwich. A patterned array of antibodies specific for 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) immobilized onto the surface of a planar waveguide and used to measure signals from different antigen concentrations simultaneously. For direct, competitive, and displacement assays, which are one-step assays, measurements were obtained in real time. Dose-response curves were calculated for all four assay formats, demonstrating the array biosensor's ability to quantify the amount of antigen present in solution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies / chemistry
  • Biosensing Techniques*
  • Environmental Pollutants / analysis
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Trinitrotoluene / analysis

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Trinitrotoluene