Sandwich immunoassay using piezoelectric oscillator
First Claim
1. In a method for determining the total amount of an immunologically-reactive substance in a liquid sample containing interfering material capable of binding to an antigen comprising the steps of:
- (1) contacting a liquid sample containing or suspected of containing an antibody with the surface of a piezoelectric oscillator having a layer of antigen specific for said antibody attached thereto;
(2) washing and drying said oscillator; and
(3) measuring the resonance frequency of said oscillator, the improvement comprising the further steps of;
(4) contacting said surface of said oscillator with a liquid reagent containing an excess amount of a substance specifically reactive with all of said antibody bound to said oscillator in step (1);
(5) washing and drying said oscillator; and
(6) measuring the change in resonance frequency of said oscillator from said first measurement whereby the amount of total antibody bound to said oscillator in step (1) is distinguished from said interfering material bound in said step (1).
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Abstract
A method and kit for determining the total amount of an immunologically-reactive substance in a liquid sample containing interfering material capable of binding to an antigen. The method involves the steps of: (1) contacting a liquid sample containing or suspected of containing an antibody with the surface of a piezoelectric oscillator having a layer of antigen specific for the antibody attached thereto; (2) washing and drying the oscillator; (3) measuring the resonance frequency of the oscillator; (4) contacting said surface of the oscillator with a liquid reagent containing an excess amount of a substance specifically reactive with all of the antibody bound to the oscillator in step (1); (5) washing and drying the oscillator; and (6) measuring the change in resonance frequency of the oscillator form the first measurement whereby the amount of total antibody bound to the oscillator in step (1) is distinguished from the interfering material bound in step (1).
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1. In a method for determining the total amount of an immunologically-reactive substance in a liquid sample containing interfering material capable of binding to an antigen comprising the steps of:
- (1) contacting a liquid sample containing or suspected of containing an antibody with the surface of a piezoelectric oscillator having a layer of antigen specific for said antibody attached thereto;
(2) washing and drying said oscillator; and
(3) measuring the resonance frequency of said oscillator, the improvement comprising the further steps of;
(4) contacting said surface of said oscillator with a liquid reagent containing an excess amount of a substance specifically reactive with all of said antibody bound to said oscillator in step (1);
(5) washing and drying said oscillator; and
(6) measuring the change in resonance frequency of said oscillator from said first measurement whereby the amount of total antibody bound to said oscillator in step (1) is distinguished from said interfering material bound in said step (1). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- (1) contacting a liquid sample containing or suspected of containing an antibody with the surface of a piezoelectric oscillator having a layer of antigen specific for said antibody attached thereto;
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8. A diagnostic test kit for the quantitative determination of the total amount of an immunologically-reactive substance in a liquid sample containing interfering material capable of binding to an antigen comprising:
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a piezoelectric oscillator having a layer of antigen attached thereto; and a reagent containing an excess amount of a substance reactive with all of the antibody reactive with said antigen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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