Abstract
Magnetic nanoclusters (MNCs) are developed and used for an ultrasensitive magnetophoretic assay system. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is used as a target analyte (see image). The deflection velocity of a microbead is well correlated with the PSA concentration, with a detection limit of 45 fg mL -1 , and this value is three orders of magnitude higher than conventional ELISA. The developed assay format is expected to be effectively applied to the detection of a target analyte with low abundance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2243-2246 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Small |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Oct 16 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Biomaterials
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)