SCHNELLES IMMUNOLOGISCHES TESTVERFAHREN ZUM NACHWEIS VON ANTIKÖRPERN ODER ANTIGENEN EINSCHLIESSLICH GLEICHZEITIGER NACHWEIS PROBENEXTRAKTION UND IMMUNOGENER REAKTION

摘要

The present invention is drawn to an immunoassay capable of the rapid detection of a variety of test substances that may be present in a test sample. One feature of the invention is that extraction or isolation of the test substance occurs simultaneously with the formation of the primary antigen-test substance complex. The primary antigen-test substance complex is then captured in a solid phase format having a plurality of interstitial spaces which facilitate rapid and efficient detection. The immunoassay of the present invention works over a wide range of environmental conditions and is simple enough to be used in the absence of laboratory facilities.