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@Cashman

Sometimes the 'glue' has to be tailor designed, other times it is already established. For example, each antibody is unique, and initial research determines what is needed to 'glue' the desired antibody to a surface. This can be done in many ways. A commonly used technique is binding by protein A. Often if your antibody does not bind to protein A, you may need to design another layer of complexity to your 'glue' that will be in the form of a secondary antibody (this wastes time and money) (see my included illustration :D)

http://i39.tinypic.com/351vc5h.png

Note how M&G reduces the un-nessesary complexity used in this everyday binding experiment.


Your second question: If you look in the link below, there are direct comparison's to the current best standards on the market for various beads and plates.

(Spoiler alert: M&G dominates current plates, beads, bio-sensors and gold colloids).

http://www.slideshare.net/AnteoDx/mixgo-surface-chemistry-an-overview