On the Influence of Different Surfaces in Nano- and Submicrometer Particle Based Fluorescence Immunoassays

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 20; no. 21; pp. 9371 - 9379
• Main Authors: Bruemmel, Yvonne, Chan, Cangel Pui-yee, Renneberg, Reinhard, Thuenemann, Andreas, Seydack, Matthias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 12.10.2004
• Subjects: Ethylene Glycols - chemistry; Fluorescence; Glycerol - analogs & derivatives; Glycerol - chemistry; Imines - chemistry; Immunoassay - methods; Molecular Structure; Nanostructures - chemistry; Particle Size; Polyethylenes - chemistry; Surface Properties

Recently, numerous attempts have been made to improve the performance of fluorescence immunoassays. One way pursued is the substitution of labeling molecules by micro- or nanocrystalline dyes. The surfaces of these particulate structures are typically engineered by a layerwise assembly of oppositely...