ELISA

The practical activity described here is a simulated ELISA which has been developed for pupils in secondary education. Used as described it gives results indistinguishable from a real ELISA and has the advantages of
  • Low cost
  • Requires little preparation

There is more than one way to use the kit but the recommended practical experiment described on these pages is the simulation of a disease outbreak and identification of the source. This can be done in about an hour, comfortably in two 40 minute lessons.

Use the menu bar on the left for details of the kit, background information, printable information and student worksheets, and a video clip of the test.