Performance characteristics for flow injection immunoassay using monoclonal antibodies against s-triazine and 2,4-D herbicides Original Research Article

A sequential injection instrument (ALITEA, USA) with a photometric and fluorometric detection unit S2000 (Ocean Optics) was employed for the development of flow injection immunoanalysis (FIIA). The monoclonal antibodies against atrazine, simazine and 2,4-D were immobilized on aminopropyl glass particles by means of avidin/biotin system and packed in plexiglass column of 18 μl volume. Assay characteristics for individual antibody-reactors and regeneration effectivities for acid and alkaline solutions are described. An attempt to prepare a functional mixed antibody-reactor has not achieved success since regeneration conditions found for individual reactors were not compatible with one performance protocol.