Biocompatibility testing using ATP bioluminescence

Crouch, S.P.

Medical Device Technology 11(8): 12-15

2000


ISSN/ISBN: 1048-6690
PMID: 11185180
Document Number: 520725
This article reports on the potential use of adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence for fast and highly sensitive biocompatibility screening. Results suggest that this technology can be a useful tool for the rapid determination of proliferative and cytotoxic effects. By adding an additional step to measure adenosine diphosphate, it then becomes possible to determine whether cells die by apoptosis or necrosis.

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