DocumentCode
1383520
Title
Latex piezoelectric immunoassay: analysis of C-reactive protein in human serum
Author
Kurosawa, Shigeru ; Aizawa, Hidenobu ; Yoshimoto, Minoru
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Mater. & Chem. Res., Tsukuba, Japan
Volume
47
Issue
5
fYear
2000
Firstpage
1256
Lastpage
1258
Abstract
We constructed an integrated immunosensor system to combine a quartz crystal microbalance with the agglutination reaction of immunized latex beads. C-reactive protein (CRP) induced an immunoreaction due to the latex bends with anti-CRP antibody. We succeeded in determining the concentration of CRP necessary in human serum for disease diagnosis using a CRP Sensor I.
Keywords
biosensors; crystal resonators; microbalances; patient diagnosis; proteins; C-reactive protein; CRP Sensor I; agglutination reaction; anti-CRP antibody; clinical analysis; disease diagnosis; human blood serum; immunoreaction; integrated immunosensor; latex piezoelectric immunoassay; pneumonia; quartz crystal microbalance; Blood; Chemicals; Crystalline materials; Humans; Immune system; Lungs; Proteins; Radio frequency; Senior citizens; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-3010
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/58.869074
Filename
869074
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