Investigation of liposome-based immunomigration sensors for the detection of polychlorinated biphenyls.
Investigation of liposome-based immunomigration sensors for the detection of polychlorinated biphenyls.
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用于检测多氯联苯的基于脂质体的免疫迁移传感器的研究。
DOI:
10.1021/ac00099a002
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发表时间:
1995
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Durst,RA
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文献类型:
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作者:
Roberts,MA;Durst,RA
The use of immunospecific liposome migration offers many advantages for the extralaboratory detection of environmental contaminants. Devices utilizing this tech-nique are fast, easy to use, and robust and respond to the presence of analyte at low-parts-per-billion concentra-tions. Investigations have been carried out that determine optimal interactions for key components of these assays, and techniques are presented for the development of generalized liposome immunoassays. Two complementary prototype liposome-based immunomigration tech-niques have been developed for the detection of polychlo-rinated biphenyls (PCBs). The liposome immunocompetition assay format measures the competitive reac-tion between analyte-tagged liposomes and the sample analyte for immobilizedantibodies and can detect 0.4 nmol of PCB in less than 8min. A more sensitive format, the liposome immunoaggregation (LIA) assay detects the inhibition of immunospecificliposome aggregation in solution and can detect 2.6 pmol of PCB in less than23 min. Laser diffraction particle sizing has been used to study LIA-induced increases in liposome size over time and to determine optimal conditions for the application of this technique. Both formats utilize capillary action to transport liposome-containing solutions along strips of nitrocellulose. Measurement of color intensity is then carried out visually or with a desktop scanner.Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were sold com-mercially in the United States under the Aroclor trademark, were industrial compounds used extensively as lubricants, fire retar-dants, immersion oils, and dielectric and heat transfer fluids, as well as a multitude of other products. 1 They have contaminated an enormous variety of media, primarily as a result of careless use, disposal, and accidents and have now been identified by the EPA as priority pollutantsto be targeted for remediation under the national Superfund program. Extensive efforts have recently been undertaken to characterize Superfund sites by both the EPA and various environmental remediation firms. One of the chief obstacles to the prompt completion of such studies is the high cost and low turnaround time for conventionalPCB analysis by off-site laboratories.