Publications by authors named "Monika Conrad"

A new method to transfer the standard addition procedure for concentration determination to immunoassays with non-linear calibration curves was developed. The new method was successfully applied to simulated data and benchmarked against a state-of-the-art algorithm, showing a significantly improved performance with improvement factors between 2 and 192. The logit function was used to transform the immunoassay signal response of test samples spiked with known analyte concentrations.

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Antibody gold nanoparticle conjugates as recognition elements are essential for the overall performance of lateral flow assays. When immobilizing antibodies on gold nanoparticles, the challenge is to prevent aggregation and to ensure that the antibodies are correctly oriented so that they remain functional and their paratopes remain accessible. There are many methods available, and it is difficult to decide which one to use.

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  • Behavioral phenotyping in neonatal mice helps researchers study how early changes in brain development relate to human neurodevelopmental disorders.
  • This chapter outlines a testing method that assesses mice behavior while reducing stress for the pups and their mothers.
  • Testing starts when mice are 6-8 days old and includes various evaluations up to 20-21 days, focusing on different behavioral traits like movement and reflexes.
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In order to perform good kinetic experiments, not only the experimental conditions have to be optimized, but the evaluation procedure as well. The focus of this work is the in-depth comparison of different approaches and algorithms to determine kinetic rate constants for biomolecular interaction analysis (BIA). The different algorithms are applied not only to flawless simulated data, but also to real-world measurements.

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