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Creating a Reliable, Cost-Effective ELISA Simulation

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a fundamental laboratory technique with direct applications across scientific research and clinical diagnostics as well as everyday life. Unfortunately, many challenges exist that inhibit both its introduction and implementation in the high school biology classroom. We present a reliable yet inexpensive way of effectively simulating this assay, allowing student exposure to several advanced topics, including immunodetection, clinical diagnostics, and qualitative and quantitative colorimetric analysis.

Source: The American Biology Teacher

DOI: 10.1525/abt.2017.79.4.301

Authors: Julie Olson, Michael Amolins, Peter Vitiello

Institutions: Mitchell School District, Sanford Research

Language: English

Topic: Science Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development