immunoassay
noun
im·mu·no·as·say
ˌi-myə-nō-ˈa-ˌsā 
i-ˌmyü-nō-,
-a-ˈsā
: a technique or test used to detect the presence or quantity of a substance (such as a protein) based on its capacity to act as an antigen
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Enzyme immunoassays, however, can be performed as a point of care test with results available in 15 minutes to an hour.
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Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
Instead, viral infections are more commonly diagnosed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme immunoassays.
—Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
These tests typically rely on immunoassay techniques that look for metabolites produced by the breakdown of various drugs in the body.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2023
Quanterix, a company in Billerica, Mass., has developed an immunoassay that detects amyloid and tau in conjunction with other neurological markers and inflammatory proteins.
—Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2021
Antibody and antigen tests are typically run as lateral flow immunoassays, says Lalli, and—like pregnancy tests—come as a dipstick.
—Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 26 May 2020
The new method uses a conventional fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA), a technique that harnesses fluorescent dye and light to detect antibodies.
—Fox News, 21 Apr. 2020
Another difficulty stemmed from Holmes’s insistence that the miniLab be capable of performing the four major classes of blood tests: immunoassays, general chemistry assays, hematology assays, and assays that relied on the amplification of DNA.
—John Carreyrou, WIRED, 21 May 2018
The Mini Lab was supposed to do more than just immunoassays.
—Recode Staff, Recode, 3 June 2018
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Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
Instead, viral infections are more commonly diagnosed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme immunoassays.
—Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
These tests typically rely on immunoassay techniques that look for metabolites produced by the breakdown of various drugs in the body.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2023
Quanterix, a company in Billerica, Mass., has developed an immunoassay that detects amyloid and tau in conjunction with other neurological markers and inflammatory proteins.
—Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2021
Antibody and antigen tests are typically run as lateral flow immunoassays, says Lalli, and—like pregnancy tests—come as a dipstick.
—Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 26 May 2020
The new method uses a conventional fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA), a technique that harnesses fluorescent dye and light to detect antibodies.
—Fox News, 21 Apr. 2020
Another difficulty stemmed from Holmes’s insistence that the miniLab be capable of performing the four major classes of blood tests: immunoassays, general chemistry assays, hematology assays, and assays that relied on the amplification of DNA.
—John Carreyrou, WIRED, 21 May 2018
The Mini Lab was supposed to do more than just immunoassays.
—Recode Staff, Recode, 3 June 2018
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immunoassay
noun
im·mu·no·as·say
ˌim-yə-nō-ˈas-ˌā
im-ˌyü-nō-
im-ˌyü-nō-
-a-ˈsā
: a technique or test (as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) used to detect the presence or quantity of a substance (as a protein) based on its capacity to act as an antigen or antibody
immunoassay
transitive verb
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