NEW INTERFERENCE COLOR SLIDE

THE NEW INTERFERENCE COLOR SLIDE PROPOSED FOR IMMUNOASSAYS PRODUCES THE DESIRED COLOR CHANGES IN A WET STATE. THIS TECHNIQUE WILL BRING ASSAYS CLOSER TO A ONE-STEP PROCESS THAN EXISTING TECHNOLOGY. WITHOUT THE RINSING AND DRYING STEPS, THE WET TECHNIQUE WILL BE SIMPLER AND FASTER THAN ELISA. THE ENTIRE ASSAY CAN BE CONTAINED INSIDE BE REFLECTED IN THE HANDLING TIME AND END COSTS OF THE TEST. PRELIMINARY CALCULATIONS INDICATE THE WET SLIDE WILL BE THREE TO FOUR TIMES MORE SENSITIVE THAN THE DRY SLIDE; SENSITIVITY WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 10 NG/CM(2). AFTER THE COMPLETION OF PHASE I, IT WILL BE EVIDENT IF THE PROPOSED SLIDE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. A AN IMPERMEABLE ENVELOPE, THEREBY REDUCING THE RISK OF CONTAMINATION. THIS TECHNIQUE WILL ALSO LEND ITSELF TO PRODUCING A PANEL TEST WITH A SINGLE APPLIED SAMPLE. THE INHERENT ACCURACY AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF OPTICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES ELIMINATES THE DILUTION SERIES AND CONTROLS. THIS ADVANTAGE WILL PRACTICAL ASSAY SYSTEM WILL BE SPECIFIED, AND A COST ESTIMATE CAN BE PRODUCED FOR PHASE II. THIS NEW TECHNIQUE AND RESEARCH OF THE MARKET WILL FORM A BASE FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION.