AGGLUTINATION ASSAY

摘要

Improved direct and indirect agglutination assays are claimed, in which coated particles, after incubation with sample, are retrieved by the centrifugation or, in the case of magnetic particles, by the application of a magnetic field. The retrieval step increases the sensitivity of an assay. A further improvement is to accelerate agglutination by using magnetic particles and applying a magnetic field to the sample during agglutination.