Features & Applications
•General features:
•UAgglutination reactions occur when:
•\particulate multivalent antigens
•\bind with bivalent antigen-specific antibody
•\form stable cross-linked lattices that are visible
•Clinical applications:
•Udetection of circulating antibodies using known specific antigens
•Udetection of natural occuring antigens using known specific antibodies
•Udetection of soluble antigens using prepared antibody-coated particles (reverse passive agglutination)