Heterogeneous and homogeneous immunoassays for drug analysis

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2014

Autores

Ricardo Jorge Dinis Oliveira (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: Bioanalysis

Vol. 6

Páginas: 2877-2896

ISSN: 1757-6180

Editora: Future Medicine Ltd.

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 22 Citações

Scopus - 27 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00A-1EQ

DOI: 10.4155/bio.14.208

Abstract (EN): Immunoassays are very useful techniques to perform screening and semi-quantitative analysis of hundreds of different xenobiotics. Small sample volumes are required and pretreatment is usually unnecessary (e.g., homogeneous immunoassays). Fully automated and high-throughput systems are available, which help physicians to take timely decisions. However, immunoassays do suffer from interference from both endogenous and exogenous factors that limit their application in quantitative analysis. These assays use different labels (e.g., colorimetric, fluorescent, chemiluminescent or electrochemiluminescent) and different methods for generating and measuring signals, but the basic principles are usually similar. This review outlines the practical aspects of immunoassays in bioanalysis and describes their application in clinical chemistry for xenobiotic analysis, namely medicines and drugs of abuse.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 20