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Journal of Sensors
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 507047, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/507047
Research Article

Improvement of Accuracy in Flow Immunosensor System by Introduction of Poly-2-[3-(methacryloylamino)propylammonio]ethyl 3-aminopropyl Phosphate

Yusuke Fuchiwaki,1,2 Mikito Yasuzawa,1 Norimichi Futagami,1 and Kotaro Rikitake1

1Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Graduate School of Advanced Technology and Science, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijosanjima, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan
2Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan

Received 9 November 2010; Revised 23 March 2011; Accepted 15 June 2011

Academic Editor: Jiri Homola

Copyright © 2011 Yusuke Fuchiwaki et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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