Immunoassay And Other Bioanalytical Techniques - 9780849339424

Citing a need for economical analytical methods for detecting trace levels of hazardous compounds in complex environmental and biological media, Van Emon (director for the immunochemistry program at the US Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory) notes that immunochemical methods are capable of achieving very low detection levels and are particularly adaptable. He presents this reference as a means of describing the strength and versatility of these methods for a spectrum of environmental and biological measurement applications. Twenty-one contributions describe applications of immunoassay and other bioanalytical methods and provide data analysis and quality assurance guidelines. Representative topics include molecular imprinting for small molecules, aptamer-based bioanalytical methods, phages as biospecific probes, upconverting phosphors for detection and identification using antibodies, mathematical aspects of immunoassays, bioanalytical test for measuring prions, environmental applications of immunoaffinity chromatography, biosensors for environmental monitoring and homeland security, immunochemical techniques in biological monitoring, microelectrode protein microarrays, and bioconjugated quantum dots for sensitive and multiplexed immunoassays. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)