Multiple use of one-piece microtitration plates in ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) tests for the detection of cytomegalovirus and rubella virus antibodies
Brauner, P.; Shamir, Y.; Fridlender, B.; Inbar, D.
Israel Journal of Medical Sciences 19(10): 885-888
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-2180 PMID: 6319318 Document Number: 207086
Ninety-six-well, one-piece microtitration plates coated with rubella virus or cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigen can be used for multiple ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) testings. Only the number of test wells required per test need be used and the remaining unused test wells can be retained for subsequent assay. Consequently, as the one-piece microtitration plate is not a single-use, "all or none" element of the ELISA system, it is therefore as suitable for multiple ELISA testings as for one-time use. An alternate system of result interpretation for ELISA is introduced. Results are presented comparing the conventional optical density (OD) readings to values of the ratio: OD sample/OD low-positive sample.