Preparation and agglutination of immuno-nanolatex for malaria diagnosis

J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2009 Oct;5(5):486-92. doi: 10.1166/jbn.2009.1037.

Abstract

This is the first systematic study on the adsorption of malaria antigen onto latex particles to elaborate immuno-latex for diagnostic purpose. Immuno-latex was prepared from adsorption of malaria antigen onto polystyrene (PS) or poly(styrene-co-acrylic acid) (St/AA) latex particles and was used for detection of antibody to P. Falciparum based on agglutination test. Adsorption behavior of the malaria antigen onto polymer particles as a function of incubation time, antigen concentration, pH and concentration of the medium was studied. The prepared immuno-latexes were characterized in terms of immuno-agglutination and specific bridging using patient's plasma with P. Falciparum infection. This evaluation was performed using photon correlation spectroscopy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Protozoan / blood
  • Drug Compounding / methods
  • Humans
  • Latex Fixation Tests / methods*
  • Malaria / blood*
  • Malaria / diagnosis*
  • Malaria / immunology
  • Malaria, Falciparum / blood
  • Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis*
  • Malaria, Falciparum / immunology*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanomedicine / methods
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure
  • Particle Size
  • Plasmodium falciparum / immunology*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Antigens, Protozoan