Working together to spot cancer
by
Hilary Burch, RSC
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last modified
06-12-09 04:41 AM
Copyright 2009, RSC
Raman scattering shows the presence of prostate specific antigen in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays
UK scientists have designed a method to detect prostate cancer using surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering. Duncan Graham, from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, and his colleagues, combined the technique with a biological method called an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, or ELISA, to detect prostate specific antigen, whose elevated levels in serum indicate the cancer's presence.
More: http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/ChemScience/Volume/2009/05/spotting_cancer.asp
