Abstract:
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) or surface plasmon excitation enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS) immunoassay method, which enables the measurement of whole blood, undergoes little fluctuations in measurement values in the treatment of whole blood, can produce extremely accurate measurement results, and can measure whole blood, serum and plasma in a single apparatus. According to the present invention, the problem can be solved by a surface plasmon resonance (SPR)or surface plasmon excitation enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS) immunoassay method utilizing SPR or SPFS, said method comprising: an absorbance measurement step of measuring an absorbance of a sample; a mode setting step of setting a mode corresponding to the absorbance result measured in the absorbance measurement step; and one or multiple steps which are carried out under treatment conditions that are set in accordance with the mode set in the mode setting step.
Abstract:
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a SPR (surface plasmon resonance) or SPFS (surface plasmon-field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy) immunoassay, which enables the measurement of whole blood, undergoes little fluctuations in measurement values, and can measure whole blood, serum and plasma in a single apparatus. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by a SPR or SPFS immunoassay, which is an immunoassay utilizing SPR or SPFS, including an absorbance measurement step of measuring an absorbance of a sample, a mode setting step of setting a mode that corresponds to the result of the absorbance measured in the absorbance measurement step, and one or multiple step(s) for which treatment condition (s) has/have been set in accordance with the mode set in the mode setting step.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means capable of analyzing a behavior of water molecules to a thin film made of various materials, from a viewpoint different from the prior arts.SOLUTION: There is provided an analyzing method relating to a behavior of gaseous water molecules with respect to a sample thin film including a step of measuring data (measurement step) relating to a film thickness of the sample thin film by RIfS (reflectometric interference spectroscopy) while continuously or discontinuously changing the humidity of the environment where the sample thin film formed on a surface of a measurement substrate is placed. A RIfS measurement system including humidity adjusting means for continuously changing the humidity of the environment where the sample thin film formed on a surface of a sensor chip is placed is also.provided.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to a surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence analysis device and a surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence measurement method which use GC-SPFS and make it possible to detect a substance to be detected with high sensitivity. This surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence measurement device has: a light source for irradiating the diffraction grating of a chip with excited light; a polarizer for removing linearly polarized light from fluorescent light emitted from a fluorescent substance on the diffraction grating; and a photodetector for detecting the linearly polarized light removed by the polarizer.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide: a novel method of analyzing diagnostic information, by which prostate cancer and a benign prostate disease can be distinguished from one another with high accuracy; and a diagnostic kit for obtaining the diagnostic information. One embodiment of the method of analyzing diagnostic information according to the present invention is a method of analyzing diagnostic information, which includes: measuring the concentration of a mucin-1 (Tn-MUC1), which is reactive with a lectin that recognizes and binds to an N -acetyl-D-galactosamine †’ serine (threonine) residue, in a blood sample originated from a subject to be diagnosed; comparing the thus measured value with a threshold value; and estimating that a disease affecting the subject to be diagnosed is not prostate cancer but a benign prostate disease when the measured value of the concentration of the mucin-1 is greater than the threshold value, and one embodiment of the diagnostic kit according to the present invention is a diagnostic kit including: an anti-mucin-1 antibody for quantifying Tn-MUC1; and a lectin for detection, which recognizes and binds to an N -acetyl-D-galactosamine †’ serine (threonine) residue.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measurement method of a surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence measurement device that can separate a signal by specific adsorption and improve an S/N ratio even while nonspecific adsorption is caused.SOLUTION: Vibration applying means vibrates an antibody captured in a reaction field where a primary antibody that an analyte specifically reacts with is fixed. One surface of a metal thin film is irradiated with excitation light and an electric field on the other surface side is enhanced to excite a fluorescent material imparted to the antibody. Fluorescence from the fluorescent material is measured and a frequency analysis of an output signal is taken to analyze a sample. In a step of applying the vibration by the vibration applying means, a voltage is applied between the metal thin film and an ITO substrate to vibrate the antibody captured in the reaction field.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means for quantifying or detecting CK-MB in a sample with high sensitivity.SOLUTION: An immunoassay targets CK-MB in a sample. The immunoassay includes the steps of: forming a sandwich type immune complex containing a sold phased anti-CK-MB antibody, an anti-CK-MM antibody or anti-CK-BB, CK-MB, a fluorescent labelled anti-CK-MB antibody, and an anti-CK-MM or anti-CK-BB antibody; and measuring fluorescence intensity emitted from a fluorescent body contained in the formed sandwich type immune complex with SPFS (surface plasmon excitation enhanced fluorescence spectrometry).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means capable of highly sensitively quantitatively determining or detecting myoglobin in a sample.SOLUTION: An immunoassay of myoglobin in a sample includes the steps of: forming a sandwich type immune complex including solid-phased anti-myoglobin antibody, myoglobin, and fluorescence-labeled anti-myoglobin antibody; and measuring fluorescence intensity emitted from a fluorescent material included in the formed sandwich type immune complex by an SPFS (Surface Plasmon field-enhanced Fluorescence Spectroscopy).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means capable of highly sensitively quantitatively determining or detecting troponin (cTn or the like in a blood specimen) in a sample.SOLUTION: An immunoassay of troponin in a sample includes the steps of: forming in a measurement area of an SPFS sensor chip, a sandwich type immune complex including solid-phased anti-troponin antibody, troponin, and fluorescence-labeled anti-troponin antibody; and measuring fluorescence intensity emitted from a fluorescent material included in the formed sandwich type immune complex by an SPFS (Surface Plasmon field-enhanced Fluorescence Spectroscopy).