1. Development of Enzyme Linked Solvent Assay on Open-Well Microchip
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Yuki Kudo, Maiko Yagi, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Jun Tsunokawa, Hizuru Nakajima, Kensuke Arai, Katsumi Uchiyama, and Tatsuro Nakagama
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Immunoglobulin A ,endocrine system ,Chromatography ,biology ,Chemistry ,Calibration curve ,Substrate (chemistry) ,Standard solution ,Primary and secondary antibodies ,Analytical Chemistry ,Antigen ,biology.protein ,Fluorescence microscope ,Antibody - Abstract
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on the surface of a glass open-well microchip (4 mmφ, 10 μm Depth) was developed. The analytical principle of this method for the determination of immunoglobulin A (IgA) was the same as the conventional sandwich-type ELISA. Firstly, a primary antibody (anti-IgA) was adsorbed on the surface of an open-well microchip, and then an antigen (IgA) and secondary antibody (anti-IgA HRP labeled) were reacted with the adsorbed antibody. The HRP remained on the surface of the open-well microchip, which was determined by using Amplex® Red System with an incident-light fluorescence microscope after the reacyion for 90 seconds. The calibration curve of the IgA standard solution was linear in the range up to 5 ng/ml on 10 μl of the substrate volume. The proposed method with the openwell microchip shortened the reaction time compared to the conventional ELISA with a 96-well plate.
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- 2006
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