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. 2011 Jun 10;10:162. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-162

Table 1.

Optimization conditions for oral fluid enzyme immunoassay

Variable Conditions Tested
Volume of solution in well 100 μL or 200 μL
Incubation time 1, 2, 6, 8, or 15 hours
Incubation temperature 4°C or 37°C
Dilution OF alone, 1:2, 1:4 with PBST, 5% skim milk PBST
Proportion of sample on plate 75 μL OF + 25 μL diluent or 50 μL OF + 50 μL diluent
Centrifugation (5 min at 14000 rpm) None, supernatant, resuspended pellet

OF = oral fluid

PBST = phosphate buffered saline with 0.05% Tween 20