immunoassays
A glossary of immunoassay terms
Analyte, capture, conjugate, blank, matrix, spike recovery and lot, defined so a datasheet can be shortlisted before a reagent is ordered.
8 October 2026 · 11 min read
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immunoassays
Antibody host species and secondary mismatch
How to match a secondary antibody to the primary host, subclass and label, and what a species mismatch does to the blank well.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
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ELISA formats controls and readout
ELISA formats, controls and readout: how direct, sandwich and competitive assays turn a binding event into a number that stays inside the curve.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read