Gold colloid and palladium colloid are used as materials of lateral flow immunoassay and bioassay.
Morinaga BioScience, Inc. original colloids are provided with high concentration, good stability, easy handling and long shelf life.
Gold Colloid | Palladium Colloid | |
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Particle size (avg.) | 40 nm and 50 nm | 100 nm |
Volume | 10 mL, 50 mL, 100 mL | 10 mL, 50 mL, 100 mL |
OD500-520 | ≧12 | ≧12 |
Reductant / protective agent | Amino acid (50 nm) Peptide (40 nm) | Amino acid |
Color | Red | Black |
Shelf life | 6 months | 6 months |
Storage temperature ( do not freeze ) | 1℃ - 30℃ | 1℃ - 30℃ |
- Small amount of buffer is enough to adjust pH when antibodies are combined to colloid particles.
- Multi-assay is available by using both Gold Colloid AuH1 (red color) and Palladium Colloid Pd1 (black color) .
- Colloid particles have minus charge so as not to avoid agglutination.