Analytical Methodologies for Antibodies
A special issue of Antibodies (ISSN 2073-4468).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2018) | Viewed by 53709
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioanalytical characterization; antibody development; monoclonal antibodies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The ever advancing knowledge of antibody production, specificity, function, and utility has allowed for an evolution in the impact that these proteins have, ranging from uses as critical assay reagents through treatment of various diseases by way of novel therapeutic biomedicines. This diverse array of applications for both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies requires an analytical toolbox by which to fully characterize these proteins in order to fully understand their molecular properties and implicit function. Analytical techniques continually evolve and have become applicable to probe the chemical composition, structural dynamics, and physical mechanisms which define these highly specialized proteins.
This Special Issue of Antibodies focuses on the analytical methodologies used for the biomolecular understanding of antibody molecules. Emphasizing newly developing and novel analytical approaches, this issue highlights biological, biochemical, and biophysical characterization strategies for the comprehensive understanding of the attributes that define such invaluable protein species.
Dr. Ming-Ching Hsieh
Dr. Matthew T. Mazur
Guest Editors
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Keywords
Antibody development
Bioanalytical characterization
Antibody/antigen interaction
Structural elucidation
Structure and function relationship
Bioanalytical method development
Effector functionalities
Method qualification and validation
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