title: [Biophysical approach to the antigen-antibody reaction in solid phase immunoassay].
abstract: The main properties of solid/liquid interfaces are briefly considered before the weak chemical bonds involved in Ag-Ab interactions (hydrogen, electrostatic, Van Der Waals and hydrophobic bonds) are related in detail. The reversible nature of these non covalent bonds allows the discussion of the Ag-Ab reaction in the usual terms of chemical equilibrium the thermodynamic values associated with this equilibrium can be described. However, the complexity of the Ag-Ab reaction is strongly increased if Ag or Ab are bound to a solid phase. The modifications brought about by the solid phase are debated with the intention of understanding the physical and chemical parameters of the Ag-Ab reaction in solid phase immunoassays.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine de Nancy, Vandoeuvre.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montagne
mesh_terms: D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D000939:Epitopes; D007118:Immunoassay; D008954:Models, Biological; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes
vernacular_title: Approche biophysique de la réaction antigène-anticorps sur phase solide.